The tie in Verona of Inter (2-2), the second setback in the last two games, has left the Lombard team in fourth place in the standings, confirming that after the confinement they have left their alternative vitola from Juventus. What's more, he has also been overtaken by Lazio and Atalanta in the positions of honor in the classification. With 65 points, eleven above Roma in fifth position, participation in the next Champions League is almost tied and that is one of the things that hold Antonio Conte on the bench. Not the only one. The other reason is economic. He Corriere dello Sport revealed in its edition today that the simulation of a change of technician valued by Suning shows an investment of the entity of 150 million. Between liquidating the current staff, with a commitment until 2022 (Conte is the highest paid coach in Serie A with a net salary of 12 million), hiring a new one of the same level for the next three seasons and still paying Luciano Spalletti , the previous tenant of the bench. In fact, 13.5 million have already been allocated in the balance sheet to finish liquidating the Certaldo coach and his collaborators, who should remember they left after putting Inter, also, in the Champions League.
In the case of a Conte exit, the Run He speculates with names like Allegri, Pochetino or Emery, but, in any case, it is explained that the economic recklessness of facing now such an expensive relay in the midst of the crisis caused by the pandemic has removed a dismissal from the managers' heads. And that the tension is felt. He felt in the locker room after Bologna's comeback at Meazza (1-2), with a visit to the manager's locker room and Conte's clash with the players and continued in the draw at Bentegodi. Only, it is explained, that a resignation of the always volcanic technical of Lecce would give way to a change. What's more, it is stated that in the case of presenting that option, no one at Inter would try to stop a resignation from a Conte that always pushes both players and managers to the limit. On Monday Inter is measured against Torino, in a game more urgent in terms of feelings than points.
Conte asked for troops in January and Marotta, the sports director, among others, brought him Eriksen, who has not yet accommodated himself to the network organized by the coach. The Nerazzurra season has clearly gone from more to less. The beginning was spectacular, triggered by the explosion of the Lukaku-Lautaro couple, but the Argentine star has been dying down with the same speed that his rumors of a march to Barcelona were growing. Inter did not pass the group stage in the Champions League, after wasting the last bullet at home against a substitute Barça. In the Cup, he lost a golden opportunity, allowing himself to be traced by Naples in the semifinals and he has the Europa League as a lifeline, in addition to that ticket to the Champions League. What is clear is that, if it continues, Inter will not give Conte carte blanche in the market.