Football Season Guide

The past season is one to remember for Inter as they managed to bring home their 20th Scudetto and their 8th Italian Super Cup, while having an early exit from the Champions League, at the hands of Atletico Madrid following a penalty shootout, and the Coppa Italia, losing to Bologna. Inter immediately took the domestic league by storm, winning 10 out of the initial 12 fixtures, and, having set themselves at the top of the table, they would never leave it until the end of the campaign. They always looked in control and never slipped during the season, finishing the campaign 19 points above second-placed Milan. They held both the best Serie A attack, with 89 goals, and the best defence, having conceded only 22 times. Definitely a good job for coach Stefano Inzaghi, who was close to be sacked in the previous season, at his first year in charge. Having dominated the league with such ease and having undergone a major change at the club, with some American fund taking over, Inter decided to act as little as possible in the transfer campaign. First of all, they let go an array of players, whose contribution was too limited in the previous campaign. This was certainly the case of midfielders Sensi, too injury-prone, and Klaassen or winger Cuadrado, who hardly ever played either. Aging striker Sanchez also left, while back-up goalie Audero returned to his parent club. In terms of new arrivals, they invested on a back-up for Sommer in goal, hiring Martinez from Genoa, and then signed 2 players on a free, in midfielder Zielinski, who is likely to replace Mikhitaryan, now close to 35, and Taremi, who is set to become their main back-up striker, with aging Arnautovic being told to find himself a new club. However, Inter invested the most acquiring midfielder Frattesi permanently: with 8 goals and 7 assists overall, he proved a precious asset from the bench.