Brozovic, De Vrij and Lautaro at work. Inter, the agenda towards Juventus

A week separates Inzaghi’s Inter from an already ‘sacred’ challenge of his own and which has become even more important after the sudden slowdown of the last month and a half. The Nerazzurri broke up just after the last stop for the national teams – 7 points in as many games, from 5 February – and next Sunday at the Stadium they will have to get out of the blocks in a very different way if they want to keep the championship hope alive. Hoping to find the team he had enchanted in the first half of the season, the coach can smile because three big players are returning.

Three at work

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The good news of the day is Lautaro’s nagativization. Isolated since last Sunday, Toro did not leave for Argentina and was already in Appiano today to make up for lost time, even if he had kept fit in the home gym this week. In the end, Inter won because the striker spared himself two intercontinental flights and as many ‘useless’ matches (Albiceleste already qualified) but still expensive, only to return to Italy on Thursday, complete with time to dispose of. Good news also from Brozovic and De Vrij, who also climbed to Appiano while their teammates enjoyed the second of the three days of rest granted by Inzaghi. The two followed their respective programs in the gym, the goal is to increase the loads during the week, until the decisive cut of the group training at full capacity. However, there is optimism in view of Juve, also because the latest tests have confirmed that the discomfort in the calf has disappeared. If anything, the problem will be linked to autonomy, given that the two have not trained since 7 March, the cowardice of the Anfield match in which they had to stop.

South American point

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That of Tuesday will therefore still be a small-scale job. In fact, only Wednesday will the European national teams return. For them, likely unloading to then be in the group on Thursday. The speech of the 4 South Americans is different, engaged on the other side of the world in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday. While Correa has already been in Qatar for some time, Vecino (who also returned negative today), Sanchez and Vidal will be opponents in a Chile-Uruguay that promises sparks. In fact, La Roja is forced to win and hope that Colombia (at home with Venezuela) and Peru (which receives Paraguay) do not do it to hit the fifth place that is worth the play-off against the best third of the Asian group. The four should be in Milan by Thursday morning to work at full capacity in Appiano from Friday.