From the stars to the stables. How has Inter changed in two and a half months. In mid-December the Nerazzurri won 5-0 in Salerno after the 4-0 in Cagliari, the 3-0 in Rome, the 2-0 in Spezia and Venice. In 2021 the success against Napoli opened a positive series of 8 consecutive victories in the championship, in 2022 Dzeko’s equalizer in Naples was the last one scored by the team of Simone Inzaghi who has not found the way to the net for four games in a row.
On Friday evening at San Siro the last Salernitana arrives, who in this calendar year has scored more goals than Inter in Serie A: 9 against 6, yet the best and the worst attack of the league are challenged (55 goals to 20).
Alexis Sanchez should play for the occasion, who exactly one year ago decided the trip to Parma with a brace. Instead his friend and compatriot Arturo Vidal warms up for Tuesday night’s Champions League trip to Liverpool, where the suspended Barella will not be there.
The two Chileans are the highest paid players in the entire Nerazzurri squad with a net salary of € 7 million per year, a figure not in line with their use and relative performance in the field. Reason why the time to cut them is approaching, possibly already in summer. Both are under contract until June 2023, but At the end of the season, Inter can exercise an option to unilaterally terminate the agreements with Sanchez and Vidal by paying a severance pay of 4 million euros each. The road is already marked, we just need to find the courage to turn the page by focusing on younger players.
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