“The Expulsion of Gagliardini: Consequences for Inter and Atalanta”

The expulsion by sum of bookings remedied to ‘Maradona’ is defined ironically by the Gazzetta dello Sport ‘the farewell gift to Inter‘ by Robert Gagliardini. The midfielder from Bergamo’s early departure from the field, in the 41st minute of Napoli-Inter, had negative consequences yesterday but will also have them in the near future: the Nerazzurri, in addition to having lost against the Italian champions because they were outnumbered for more than once, they will have fewer rotations available in midfield in the league with Atalanta. “With Mkhitaryan injured, then, the blanket in midfield risks being short and Gaglia’s absence also weighs numerically: having him on Saturday would also have been useful for this, in order not to squeeze even more the starters returning from the first final. If that wasn’t enough, the The 29-year-old expiring took away the possibility of playing one last time with the Inter shirt at San Siro. He could perhaps have hinted a shy greeting to an audience that in reality never loved him. In addition, he would have done it in front of to his old team, Atalanta from which Inter took him six and a half seasons ago among a thousand hopes that have become illusions over time.