Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[EarnOnVictor]

Napoli is not a favorite at all for the next season. They had a good performance this season and they won the title but since their coach and some players are losing this team I think they don't have too much chance for the next season.

I absolutely agree with you
he is no longer the favorite as he has changed coaches (with no real reason for anything else) and is selling all the valuable pieces
so I don't see how he can best face next year/season

I don't understand these choices

I don't know what you guys are talking about, as for me, the defending champion is still my favourite to win next season. This is as long as they still keep Victor Osimhem, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and some key players which I am sure are still there now. I don't even know what you meant by selling the valuable pieces because the proposal is still not a done deal. By the way, how many players have they sold? It's normal that there will be in and out this time, the coach is not a dummy as well.

They've recently increased Victor Osimhen's purchasing price to €180M which is to discourage top bidders.

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Milan will need to make some improvement in the squad for next season. Giroud has got quite old and I don't expect him to make the needed level of contribution consistently from now on as well. Origi has been brought here but he isn't even close to Giroud's level now. If he doesn't improve his game too then this can be a serious problem for Milan in time.

Therefore I would like to see Milan signing a striker this summer. If they want to play more competitive and consistent for the Serie A title then they need to make some important changes. Origi would stay I assume and Giroud has one year left on his contract. If they find a reliable striker now this can improve their productivity a lot.

Milan needs good transfers if they have a championship goal again. I think they will send Origi contrary to what you said. When Origi's market value is at a good level, they will send it and replace it with a better player. Maybe they can send him without expecting a good fee. Giroud may not be enough for next season. They should get a forward next to Giroud. Otherwise, they will still be behind Napoli. The transfers are not clear yet so I can't predict but Milan definitely needs transfers.

[Strongkored]

They've recently increased Victor Osimhen's purchasing price to €180M which is to discourage top bidders.

The real value is € 120M, so there is a figure more than € 60M which is quite high and can be used to get other players, so actually Napoli is wanting to say to the clubs who are still after their main striker, that they will not sell this star, and the amount pegged by Napoli is equal to the real value of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. Maybe the clubs will be reluctant to get him and this season Victor Osimhen will stay with Napoli and that's what they have to do if they want to keep the title and can do better in the champions league next season. Unless Napoli make selling their stars one of their businesses to make money like the teams from the Bundesliga do.
Although a change in manager will also be a question, how will Napoli continue to perform an impressive appearance in the next competition?

[masulum]

Its seems right after Silvio Berlusconi era, AC Milan faced with financial crisis depend on recruitment with many players with free agent, unbelievable with AC Milan decision selling Sandro Tonali to Newcastle United indeed that player got more than four salary bigger than AC Milan. Not enough with primavera players promotion to main squad because most of them less experienced and Milan has to play not only in domestic league but also should focus in Champion League.

I don't sure with AC Milan keep compete for Scudetto tittle next season because selling Sandro Tonali is not good ideas, they need looking who can replace on midfielder position as well as like Tonali.

as far as I can remember, the last time AC Milan had stable finances was when AC Milan won the UCL title (2007), after that the sale of Kaka and Shevcenko was the reason for AC Milan to make their finances healthy, since this era, AC Milan is more often bought old players, loan transfer and looked for players with free transfer status. Milan had a plan to bring Tevez at that time also failed because of financial problems. Until Berlusconi sold AC Milan when he was unable to pay Milan debts. Next season, AC Milan may need to maintain their position by closing in the UCL zone, that is the best position i think. As we know, several players are leaving, this will make Pioli have to work hard in creating a strategy for next season.

[hd49728]

Ac milan seems try to sell theo hernandez. I remember that if atletico's coach was theo's fan. I think that atletico madrid will consider buying him but we must note it if ac milan will be asking very high amounts of money which probable around €80 - €100 millions.

I don't even think atletico madrid can afford to buy him from ac milan.

First the price is a joke. What club will spend such expensive cost to buy Theo Hernandez. Remember he is not like a very good player and he is not too young. I know with appearance of Saudi Professional clubs, there are something unprecedented on the transfer market going on but that price is too expensive for Theo.

Second, ATM are not rich in finance and they are tightening and reducing their spending so they will not spend €80 - €100 millions to buy a single player, and not spend such for Theo.

Lukaku has been directly making a negotiation with chelsea at this moment. He wants to stay in intermilan even longer. It seems like the club was not interesting to sell him to the milan but lukaku still insists on surviving in intermilan.

Lukaku never feel happy with Chelsea and I believe he will not find an agreement as well as happiness to play for them. He will try to leave in another loan or a transfer to another club. In Inter Milan, he is welcomed so it will be his first favorite destination when leaving Chelsea.

[harapan]

Napoli is not a favorite at all for the next season. They had a good performance this season and they won the title but since their coach and some players are losing this team I think they don't have too much chance for the next season.

This is not a certainty. They might still do well.
Players and coaches leave club all the time, that doesn't mean that club has to be miserable. It all depends on how they handle their affairs. Napoli will lose a few important players, but Im not sure it would be more than 3 or 4. They can easily buy some replacement. Buying players should not even be a debate for Napoli. Whether their players leave or not, they have to strengthen their squad.
Osimhen might not leave. Napoli placed a 180 million price tag on him.

[Jody.Drummer]

Napoli is not a favorite at all for the next season. They had a good performance this season and they won the title but since their coach and some players are losing this team I think they don't have too much chance for the next season.

This is not a certainty. They might still do well.
Players and coaches leave club all the time, that doesn't mean that club has to be miserable. It all depends on how they handle their affairs. Napoli will lose a few important players, but Im not sure it would be more than 3 or 4. They can easily buy some replacement. Buying players should not even be a debate for Napoli. Whether their players leave or not, they have to strengthen their squad.
Osimhen might not leave. Napoli placed a 180 million price tag on him.

If we pin that Napoli's best game happened to their coach this season, then maybe they won't be better than the season they managed to conquer by winning the Scudetto title. But football is not like that, meaning anything can happen, even if they are still with the same coach next season.
This depends on themselves and their own performance, Napoli's solidity this season is not luck, or in other words they really prepared everything so that they managed to be a differentiator in Serie A this season. They should have known what they had to do with a lot of studying in the previous season.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Next season I see that Inter Milan is a strong candidate to win the Scudetto because their squad has seen good perfection this season.  Maybe Lukaku will return to play from the start of the season next season because last season he was hit by an injury which prevented him from playing fully in every game.  Martinez and Lukaku are the stickers that are very feared in the next season. Dzeko is gone and he has made a big contribution to Inter this season.

Romelu Lukaku's loan contract is about to end by the end of this month. Inter don't seem like they are very interested in extending this contract or signing him permanently. Because Lukaku is far away from his old look now. He is playing really inconsistently and you know how he played a serious role in Inter's not being able to resist Manchester City more by playing extra time.

Therefore his recent performance isn't convincing enough for Inter to fight for him. They were really keen on signing him on a loan deal before because they were hoping to see the same effort from him. As you know they were a great duo with Martinez. But now there is nothing left of it.

[rendravolt]

Napoli is not a favorite at all for the next season. They had a good performance this season and they won the title but since their coach and some players are losing this team I think they don't have too much chance for the next season.

This is not a certainty. They might still do well.
Players and coaches leave club all the time, that doesn't mean that club has to be miserable. It all depends on how they handle their affairs. Napoli will lose a few important players, but Im not sure it would be more than 3 or 4. They can easily buy some replacement. Buying players should not even be a debate for Napoli. Whether their players leave or not, they have to strengthen their squad.
Osimhen might not leave. Napoli placed a 180 million price tag on him.

If we pin that Napoli's best game happened to their coach this season, then maybe they won't be better than the season they managed to conquer by winning the Scudetto title. But football is not like that, meaning anything can happen, even if they are still with the same coach next season.
This depends on themselves and their own performance, Napoli's solidity this season is not luck, or in other words they really prepared everything so that they managed to be a differentiator in Serie A this season. They should have known what they had to do with a lot of studying in the previous season.

Napoli are required to maintain consistency and also the Scudetto title they won last season. I think this will be a challenge or even a failure for Napoli because we know very well that maintaining everything that is there is very difficult, especially when Napoli lost the captain of his ship, namely Spalleti, who chose to leave after the season ended.

Maybe we won't be able to see Napoli as strong as last season but we also can't fully see that their performance will drop drastically, of course there will always be improvements to have a better run in the Serie A competition. I think the chemistry between the players must be maintained so that the rhythm of the game they usually display can be the key to further success.

[uswa56]

Next season I see that Inter Milan is a strong candidate to win the Scudetto because their squad has seen good perfection this season.  Maybe Lukaku will return to play from the start of the season next season because last season he was hit by an injury which prevented him from playing fully in every game.  Martinez and Lukaku are the stickers that are very feared in the next season. Dzeko is gone and he has made a big contribution to Inter this season.

Romelu Lukaku's loan contract is about to end by the end of this month. Inter don't seem like they are very interested in extending this contract or signing him permanently. Because Lukaku is far away from his old look now. He is playing really inconsistently and you know how he played a serious role in Inter's not being able to resist Manchester City more by playing extra time.

Therefore his recent performance isn't convincing enough for Inter to fight for him. They were really keen on signing him on a loan deal before because they were hoping to see the same effort from him. As you know they were a great duo with Martinez. But now there is nothing left of it.

Apart from Romelu Lukaku's unsatisfactory performance, overall the Inter Milan team is now very good, it's just that last season they were inconsistent at the start of the season.
For next season I think it is very appropriate if Inter Milan is a strong candidate to win the Scudetto.
Reaching the final of the UCL despite losing to Man City, their performance was quite good, Inter Milan is now very strong on all fronts.
So I think for next season they will only add a few new players to maintain the existing game and consistency.

[Doell]

Next season I see that Inter Milan is a strong candidate to win the Scudetto because their squad has seen good perfection this season.  Maybe Lukaku will return to play from the start of the season next season because last season he was hit by an injury which prevented him from playing fully in every game.  Martinez and Lukaku are the stickers that are very feared in the next season. Dzeko is gone and he has made a big contribution to Inter this season.

Romelu Lukaku's loan contract is about to end by the end of this month. Inter don't seem like they are very interested in extending this contract or signing him permanently. Because Lukaku is far away from his old look now. He is playing really inconsistently and you know how he played a serious role in Inter's not being able to resist Manchester City more by playing extra time.

Therefore his recent performance isn't convincing enough for Inter to fight for him. They were really keen on signing him on a loan deal before because they were hoping to see the same effort from him. As you know they were a great duo with Martinez. But now there is nothing left of it.

Correct, Lukaku loan contract is about to end at the end of June, yes this month. As you said Lukaku last played with Inter is against Manchester City in final UCL and it was very disappointing, and I also think that Inter may not want to extend his contract. Although at the moment there is no official news regarding Inter and Lukaku, but I think Inter have a firm stance, the failures of this season will not be repeated in the next season.

[giammangiato]

Napoli is not a favorite at all for the next season. They had a good performance this season and they won the title but since their coach and some players are losing this team I think they don't have too much chance for the next season.

This is not a certainty. They might still do well.
Players and coaches leave club all the time, that doesn't mean that club has to be miserable. It all depends on how they handle their affairs. Napoli will lose a few important players, but Im not sure it would be more than 3 or 4. They can easily buy some replacement. Buying players should not even be a debate for Napoli. Whether their players leave or not, they have to strengthen their squad.
Osimhen might not leave. Napoli placed a 180 million price tag on him.

Even at the beginning of the year nobody thought that Napoli could do something, in my opinion they have a plan
Clearly, knowing nothing, we launch ourselves into speculations and are horrified by the decision to change coaches
but we don't know everything..

[JeffBrad12]

Correct, Lukaku loan contract is about to end at the end of June, yes this month. As you said Lukaku last played with Inter is against Manchester City in final UCL and it was very disappointing, and I also think that Inter may not want to extend his contract. Although at the moment there is no official news regarding Inter and Lukaku, but I think Inter have a firm stance, the failures of this season will not be repeated in the next season.

Even pep has been commenting on failed heading by lukaku. His performance in the final was quite disappointing but stupid. simeone was letting him in 30 minutes before the game end.
It's a big mistake by him. It has been reported that if intermilan has no money to make lukaku as permanent transfer. It seems like that lukaku will be going back again to the chelsea soon. He has no choice and chelsea is not willing to give lukaku to the intermilan as a loan. Pochettino needs to trust him in this case since all of chelsea's strikers were leaving. Some are coming it like nkuku and jackson, probably lukaku will follow soon.
Intermilan is a poor club with huge debt now. it can't afford to buy lukaku from chelsea with permanent status.

[hahay]

Next season I see that Inter Milan is a strong candidate to win the Scudetto because their squad has seen good perfection this season.  Maybe Lukaku will return to play from the start of the season next season because last season he was hit by an injury which prevented him from playing fully in every game.  Martinez and Lukaku are the stickers that are very feared in the next season. Dzeko is gone and he has made a big contribution to Inter this season.

Romelu Lukaku's loan contract is about to end by the end of this month. Inter don't seem like they are very interested in extending this contract or signing him permanently. Because Lukaku is far away from his old look now. He is playing really inconsistently and you know how he played a serious role in Inter's not being able to resist Manchester City more by playing extra time.

Therefore his recent performance isn't convincing enough for Inter to fight for him. They were really keen on signing him on a loan deal before because they were hoping to see the same effort from him. As you know they were a great duo with Martinez. But now there is nothing left of it.

Correct, Lukaku loan contract is about to end at the end of June, yes this month. As you said Lukaku last played with Inter is against Manchester City in final UCL and it was very disappointing, and I also think that Inter may not want to extend his contract. Although at the moment there is no official news regarding Inter and Lukaku, but I think Inter have a firm stance, the failures of this season will not be repeated in the next season.

Even though Romelu Lukaku played badly in his last match in the Champions League final, but Romelu Lukaku has a total of 10 goals in Serie A. That way, Romelu Lukaku is the second highest scorer at Inter under Martinez and yes, I think Romelu Lukaku's record is like that doesn't seem like a bad note either. But indeed, most people will only think about the poor results in their last match, even though in reality Romelu Lukaku still has a pretty good record in Serie A too.

[Ryu_Ar1]

The problem is I think for this season Milan are still not able to do that.
They may look fine but we realise that they're not completely fine because their finances are still being eroded at the moment and they still haven't been able to make their financial situation change.
With the reshuffle of the players might be able to make Milan different, it's just that this requires a large capital and Milan will not be able to afford it.
Now there is new capital with Tonali's transfer to Newcastle (If it happens) then around 70 million they can get and that can make them breathe a little but of course losing Tonali and even before that losing Brahim Diaz who returned to Madrid this will certainly provide a big gap for Milan.
70 million from the sale of Tonali can handle that but on the other hand of course not everything can be fixed for next season.

I hope that the problems for Milan end quickly , it is not possible for a team of this level to see itself in such financial problems, it is known that Milan is a high-level team, it has always managed a great story, and apart from everything You can expect a lot from your players, they have to do a better job, the financial problems are something that are difficult to overcome at times , but this team always knows how to get Ahead , for me they can do it this season in Serie A Better.

Newcastle seal agreement with AC Milan for Sandro Tonali

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The hope is like that but indeed for now Serie A clubs seem to be still with the same problem and not only Milan have problems like this considering several other big clubs are also feeling the same impact for now.

Talking again about Tonali it seems like it's just a matter of time for him to leave Milan because with the current conditions especially with the news you have given now it's just a matter of time.
Now that Tonali has gone to Newcastle they seem to be moving quickly. There is the name Davide Frattesi which is possible to fill Tonali's empty place. On the other hand there is the name of Tijjani Reijnders from AZ Alkmar who is included in Milan's current rumours.
With the sale of Tonali now then indeed they will definitely overhaul some positions that are currently a lot of gaps.

Even though Romelu Lukaku played badly in his last match in the Champions League final, but Romelu Lukaku has a total of 10 goals in Serie A. That way, Romelu Lukaku is the second highest scorer at Inter under Martinez and yes, I think Romelu Lukaku's record is like that doesn't seem like a bad note either. But indeed, most people will only think about the poor results in their last match, even though in reality Romelu Lukaku still has a pretty good record in Serie A too.

In the end he may return to Chelsea even though his goal tally this season is not bad for Inter but of course we also feel that his performance has decreased compared to before so the possibility of him returning to Chelsea because of Inter's dissatisfaction is clearly very large.
There were some rumours that he was linked with Milan but this was immediately denied by the agent of Lukaku himself so with this it is certain that he goes again to Chelsea.

[Jody.Drummer]

Napoli is not a favorite at all for the next season. They had a good performance this season and they won the title but since their coach and some players are losing this team I think they don't have too much chance for the next season.

This is not a certainty. They might still do well.
Players and coaches leave club all the time, that doesn't mean that club has to be miserable. It all depends on how they handle their affairs. Napoli will lose a few important players, but Im not sure it would be more than 3 or 4. They can easily buy some replacement. Buying players should not even be a debate for Napoli. Whether their players leave or not, they have to strengthen their squad.
Osimhen might not leave. Napoli placed a 180 million price tag on him.

If we pin that Napoli's best game happened to their coach this season, then maybe they won't be better than the season they managed to conquer by winning the Scudetto title. But football is not like that, meaning anything can happen, even if they are still with the same coach next season.
This depends on themselves and their own performance, Napoli's solidity this season is not luck, or in other words they really prepared everything so that they managed to be a differentiator in Serie A this season. They should have known what they had to do with a lot of studying in the previous season.

Napoli are required to maintain consistency and also the Scudetto title they won last season. I think this will be a challenge or even a failure for Napoli because we know very well that maintaining everything that is there is very difficult, especially when Napoli lost the captain of his ship, namely Spalleti, who chose to leave after the season ended.

Maybe we won't be able to see Napoli as strong as last season but we also can't fully see that their performance will drop drastically, of course there will always be improvements to have a better run in the Serie A competition. I think the chemistry between the players must be maintained so that the rhythm of the game they usually display can be the key to further success.

Now is the time for adjustments for the new coach and players to be made and the time is still quite long so with this, as I said before, it depends on how Napoli maintain their condition.
Indeed, for now it seems that the level of pessimism is much greater than optimism for Napoli but of course this also cannot be used as a benchmark if indeed they are still not playing so indeed we still only have to wait for what steps they will take to make it next season and they must prepare for it from now on, especially in terms of the chemistry between the coach and the players, they must be trained from now on so that communication goes well.

[HajiBagi]

Next season I see that Inter Milan is a strong candidate to win the Scudetto because their squad has seen good perfection this season.  Maybe Lukaku will return to play from the start of the season next season because last season he was hit by an injury which prevented him from playing fully in every game.  Martinez and Lukaku are the stickers that are very feared in the next season. Dzeko is gone and he has made a big contribution to Inter this season.

Romelu Lukaku's loan contract is about to end by the end of this month. Inter don't seem like they are very interested in extending this contract or signing him permanently. Because Lukaku is far away from his old look now. He is playing really inconsistently and you know how he played a serious role in Inter's not being able to resist Manchester City more by playing extra time.

Therefore his recent performance isn't convincing enough for Inter to fight for him. They were really keen on signing him on a loan deal before because they were hoping to see the same effort from him. As you know they were a great duo with Martinez. But now there is nothing left of it.

Lukaku is one of the players who improves inter Milan's performance this season. Although inter Milan is also good, this season he is one of the players who helped the team reach the final zone of the Champions League, so it will be good if inter Milan signs him or extends his contract. If he really returns to Chelsea, I don't think he will be good or he can perform the way he did in inter Milan.
There are numerous players who are older than him and are still performing; Inter shouldn't assume that he can't perform next season either.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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Inter Milan have done their best in the Champions League this season, I even predicted they would lose with a 2 goal difference, but in reality they only conceded one goal. And even in the final minutes especially, they got a lot of chances, but unfortunately the opportunities they got couldn't be converted into goals. I don't think the Goddess of luck is on their side in this match.

Yes, Inter weren't too bad in the UCL final, even they also can do a lot of effort in that match, there are two best golden opportunities for them, but sadly they weren't so lucky to scored.
By the way, on the other side. Hellas Verona success to get a winning against Spezia today, and they Verona will still in Serie A next season, congrats ! This match really impressive 4 goals were created in the first half, it was a hot match.

That is what many have been saying. Inter Milan won't get many chances during that final game and if they get chances, they have to convert them into goals. Now we have seen the result what happens when you don't take the opportunities and score especially when it is unlikely that you will have a lot of them.

But Inter Milan's season has still been quite ok. They have done the work to qualify for the Champions League again and they won a title in the Coppa Italia. The disappointment will outweigh the positive feelings for a couple of days because they know that they had a chance to beat the best team in Europe. But as it gets closer to the start of the new season they will also reflect a bit more positively on what they have achieved this season.

As for me, I think that Inter is one of the teams that have done their job the best, in UCL for me they were the champions, but I don't know, but Lukaku I think he was the one who had the most influence in looking for that victory that he never could materialize, and it is somewhat sad, because they deserved to have at least tied that game, and to be honest, City's goal was more of a rebound than if it had been planned, something that came out fortuitously, but that's fútbol, it always happens that The one who deserves does not win, but the one who scores the goals, it does not matter how well they have played, what matters is who scored and who won, that is what always determines a good game of fútbol.

and:

Inter transfers: Six players set to leave after Dzeko, Lukaku infuriates Chelsea

The Nerazzurri have practically no transfer budget so they must sell some of their players before making new purchases.

André Onana’s agents are in talks with Manchester United and the Red Devils are ready to place an opening offer for the Nerazzurri who want at least €50m for the Cameroon international.

Edin Dzeko has already joined Fenerbahce as a free agent and three more players’ won’t extend their expiring contracts with the Nerazzurri. Friday’s printed edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (page 5) claims Samir Handanovic, Danilo D’Ambrosio and Roberto Gagliardini will leave on June 30. Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta could replace D’Ambrosio, as per Sky Sport Italia.

Marcelo Brozovic and Robin Gosens are also expected to leave. The pink paper confirms Union Berlin have reached a principle of agreement with the German left-back, but Inter want at least €15m.

Source: https://football-italia.net/inter-transfers-six-players-set-to-leave-after-dzeko-lukaku-infuriates-chelsea/

[Altryist]

Even though Romelu Lukaku played badly in his last match in the Champions League final, but Romelu Lukaku has a total of 10 goals in Serie A. That way, Romelu Lukaku is the second highest scorer at Inter under Martinez and yes, I think Romelu Lukaku's record is like that doesn't seem like a bad note either. But indeed, most people will only think about the poor results in their last match, even though in reality Romelu Lukaku still has a pretty good record in Serie A too.

In fact, I don’t consider Lukaku’s last match in the Champions League final to be bad, as when he entered the field, Inter’s attacks became much more dangerous. But he couldn't convert the chances he had, which happens sometimes, especially when you have very limited time on the field.

Now is the time for adjustments for the new coach and players to be made and the time is still quite long so with this, as I said before, it depends on how Napoli maintain their condition.
Indeed, for now it seems that the level of pessimism is much greater than optimism for Napoli but of course this also cannot be used as a benchmark if indeed they are still not playing so indeed we still only have to wait for what steps they will take to make it next season and they must prepare for it from now on, especially in terms of the chemistry between the coach and the players, they must be trained from now on so that communication goes well.

Spalletti was a special coach for Napoli, whether anyone can repeat the results of the team, that wasin the last season, I doubt it. De Laurentiis, out of his arrogance, lost a very good coach and possibly lost Napoli, who were able to win Serie A and played quite well in the Champions League. Let's see how Napoli will start the new season, but I'm almost sure that the departure of Spalletti will not affect the team in the best way.

[shogun47]

As for me, I think that Inter is one of the teams that have done their job the best, in UCL for me they were the champions, but I don't know, but Lukaku I think he was the one who had the most influence in looking for that victory that he never could materialize, and it is somewhat sad, because they deserved to have at least tied that game, and to be honest, City's goal was more of a rebound than if it had been planned, something that came out fortuitously, but that's fútbol, it always happens that The one who deserves does not win, but the one who scores the goals, it does not matter how well they have played, what matters is who scored and who won, that is what always determines a good game of fútbol.

I am a big Manchester City fan because I like their style, the patience in the game and the high quality in essentially all aspects of their game.

I agree with every word you said. Actually, in the final you could feel that Manchester City was kind of anxious. They weren't as free and agile as they usually are because they didn't want to lose this again. They were more focused on not making mistakes than taking the lead and Inter Milan did amazing and was so compact and yes, it was this kind of goal that I would also call a rebound or something, but not the typical genius move Manchester City is known for. Nobody would have complained a bout a draw after 90 minutes because it would have been a fair end result after regular time. But talking about individual players or also the team performances and who deserved it more, in my opinion both deserved it. Inter worked they way up to the top of European soccer, taking step by step and proving the critics wrong whereas Manchester City played an amazing season as well.

Regarding next season, if Inter can maintain most of their learnings and improvements from last season, they will be hard to beat and definitely one of the fiercest competitors for the Serie A title. I was happy to see that they are not only this typical Italian team trying to destroy the flow of the game. They also attacked and paired their offensive game with very high defensive discipline.