Inter’s mission to get rid of Juventus domination
Antonio Conte commences his second season simply because Inter Milan mentor with a mission to stop his former golf club Juventus winning a 10th consecutive Serie A good title.
Conte led Juve to the initial three of their current run of nine right league crowns starting found in 2012 before moving on to coach Italy and Chelsea, overtaking Inter in May this past year.
The 51-year-old's turbulent first season with Inter was played out against a backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic which caused havoc in northern Italy before spreading across Europe.
The fiery Italian seemed poised to leave after a dramatic outburst following Inter's Europa League last damage to Sevilla, despite finishing just one point behind Juve in the league.
"I'm not heading backwards. I don't want another year like that," he said, blasting insufficient support from team supervision.
Clear the air talks persuaded him the club's Chinese owners shared his burning up ambitions to lift an initial Serie A title since 2010, the entire year of their historic treble under Jose Mourinho.
"I have never seen someone who works so difficult, with such intensity, like Conte, this feature also unites us," said Inter president Steven Zhang. "Reflection was necessary, I came across our mentor serene, constructive, far from the moods we had been told by the mass media.
"Inter have a objective, an idea, strategies aimed naturally towards success... I must say i believe that the road taken may be the right one."
As Serie A good returns behind closed doors this weekend, both Inter and Atalanta have been given a good one-week delay because of their European exertions last month.
Inter's first meet will be against Fiorentina on September 26, followed by a vacation to newly-promoted Benevento within their rescheduled opening evening fixture four days later on.
Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta meanwhile start at Torino a couple of hours before Inter commence their season and travel to Lazio within their postponed first round meet.
