MILAN. There are no more Conte, Lukaku and Hakimi, but Inter starts where it left off: winning and convincing, even in the new suit sewn by Simone Inzaghi. Everything so easy in the first at San Siro for Dzeko and his teammates, who dominated with a peremptory 4-0 a Genoa arrived at the Meazza full of young people and difficulties. The result but not only that, because the new Inter Inzaghi format also shows good football, with newcomers such as the Bosnian striker and Calhanoglu immediately protagonists on the scoresheet as much as in the game expressed by the team.
The reigning Italian champions immediately make the big voice, starting again by hitting the 17th consecutive victory in the championship at San Siro with the same determination and ferocity shown in the Conte era. A different Inter, but equally effective: more play and combinations of the ball on the ground, less counterattack and play on the physical center forward like Lukaku was.
And so Inter Milan celebrates, with Inter who, welcomed on the pitch by the celebration of almost 30,000 at San Siro, immediately pushes on the accelerator, breaking down the fragile wall of Ballardini’s men in the first few minutes. So 15 minutes are enough for Calhanoglu to make him forget his AC Milan past and immediately become an idol for the Inter fans: first from a corner the assist is needed for Skriniar who heads the result, then after a combination with Dzeko he doubles with a right from distance that leaves no escape for Sirigu. The Genoa reaction is all in a couple of blazes from Kallon, while Dzeko begins to take the measures of the goals, hitting a crossbar with a shot deflected by Criscito.
In the second half Ballardini changes four players in the first 10 ‘, but without obtaining results, because the Inter domination continues unabated, with Handanovic getting his hands dirty only on a couple of occasions but without problems. Thus, in the second half there is also a party for Arturo Vidal, who finds the 3-0 from two steps after a spell from Barella’s heel, and above all for Edin Dzeko, who finds his first goal for the Nerazzurri in the final with a shot of head on Vidal’s own assist.
The first was so good especially for the newcomers, with Calhanoglu becoming the first Inter player to score and provide an assist on his Nerazzurri debut since Ibrahimovic in 2006. But it is above all an Inter that has fun and has fun: after a ‘ troubled summer, the best way to start again, as sung by the fans, to the cry of “we are the champions of Italy”.