Inter Milan finally managed to win their 20th Serie A (Scudetto) title after defeating city rivals, AC Milan with a score of 2-1 on Monday, April 22 Italian time. Even though they have only entered week 33 and still have 5 matches left, Inter Milan is 17 points ahead of AC Milan, which is in second place in the standings, so it is impossible for them to be caught again. This title is certainly a very special title for the coach, Simone Inzaghi, who was finally able to win the Serie A title as a coach for the first time.
The 2023-24 season can be said to be the best season for Inter Milan. By carrying out several smart and neat player transfers, the Inter Milan squad this season is also said to be very scary and even, from goalkeeper to striker. Especially in the goalkeeping sector, Inter bought Yann Sommer from Bayern Munich to replace Onana who left for Manchester United.
And Sommer’s performance was very promising, conceding only 18 times throughout the league. And this season, Simone Inzaghi’s squad has only suffered one defeat and 5 draws and achieved 27 wins with 86 points. If in the remaining 5 matches Lautaro Martinez et al sweeps clean with a win, then Inter Milan will close the 2023-24 season with 101 points, the highest points in Serie A history.
With this 20th title, Inter Milan will officially have two stars and will be placed above the club logo. Not only the role of the coach, Simone Inzaghi, but Inter Milan’s extraordinary performance was also thanks to the discipline of the defenders and also the sharpness of the forwards or strikers.
Regarding forward players, Inter not only has Lautaro Martinez, but also Marcus Thuram who is the son of French legend, Lilian Thuram. Joining Inter Milan at the start of this season, Marcus Thuram has successfully scored 12 goals in 31 appearances this season.
Apart from that, there is Denzel Dumfries who is the most fertile defender with 9 goals in 95 appearances in all competitions. His strong and disciplined defensive style makes it very difficult for all opposing players to beat the Dutch player.
Meanwhile, there is also Davide Fratessi, who was on loan from Sassuolo at the start of this season, who also successfully scored 5 goals in 27 appearances for Inter as a central midfielder. Calhanoglu and Mkhitaryan are also always consistent in taking turns scoring goals. That means, Inter Milan’s squad in Serie A this season is really ‘terrible’. Unfortunately, they were unlucky in the UCL this season when they were eliminated in the round of 32 by Atletico Madrid.
Inter Milan’s 20th Serie A title was also a special moment for the coach, Simone Inzaghi, because he finally managed to win the league title as a coach who made his debut in 2016 when he was still with Lazio.
During his 5 seasons as Lazio coach, Simone Inzaghi failed to win the Serie A title. Meanwhile, when managing Inter Milan since 2021, Inzaghi almost brought Inter to the Serie A championship in the 2021-22 season, but failed because he was cornered by AC Milan. And it was only in his third season, namely 2023-24, that Simone Inzaghi finally succeeded in getting his first league title as a coach.
Simone Inzaghi’s career as Inter Milan coach can be said to be almost perfect, because apart from his first league title, he also delivered Inter a hat trick of winning the Supercoppa Italia from 2021 to 2023 and twice brought Inter to win the Coppa Italia twice in the 2021-22 & 2022-23 seasons. Unfortunately, Inzaghi failed to present the UCL trophy for Inter in the 2022-23 season because he narrowly lost 1-0 to Manchester City in the final.
Even so, Simone Inzaghi deserves the title of best Serie A coach and is also one of the best Inter Milan coaches after Jose Mourinho. And hopefully Simone Inzaghi will have his contract extended and can stay with Lautaro Martinez et al for the next 3-5 seasons.
An extraordinary season for Inter Milan in Serie A, where they have only lost once. If the Inter players remain focused and don’t slack off, it is not impossible that they will sweep the remaining 5 matches with a win and get 101 points. And hopefully next season Inter Milan can be astute and smart in the transfer market so they can defend the Serie A title and won another title.
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