What future for Inter and Juventus after the Club World Cup?

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It was supposed to be a placid tournament, some interesting technical indications, a bit of annoyance related to the end-of-season tiredness, a good few millions in the coffers and that's it. No one imagined that the Club World Cup could drastically transform the future scenario of Juventus and especially Inter, with the Nerazzurri returning to Italy carrying on their shoulders the weight of an elimination against a team that seemed beatable all in all and of a dressing room that suddenly became a powder keg . Lautaro Martínez's indictment has the flavor of a possible revolution on the horizon, and that doesn't necessarily mean it has to be a bad thing for Inter: the choice of Cristian Chivu seemed like a move on the wave of conservation after a traumatic breakup, the one with Simone Inzaghi, and a head-to-head with Como lost, somewhat surprisingly, to try to bring Cesc Fabregas to Milan . The American earthquake could instead be the decisive impulse for a late-cycle transformation that is starting to seem necessary for a squad with a very high average age, enhanced to the maximum by Simone Inzaghi despite a seasonal epilogue devoid of trophies, and for a dressing room that no longer seems to be all rowing in the same direction.

Perhaps Inter needed time to process the Monaco collapse. They needed to stop and not think about it, but instead they found themselves catapulted into a summer commitment with the backdrop of a friendly tournament, but with a very different officiality. And so it is no coincidence that the best things, with the exception of a Lautaro Martinez who has shown that he cares about Inter in a ferocious way, have come from those who do not bear the scars of Monaco on their skin: Valentin Carboni, Pio Esposito, partly also his brother Sebastiano and Petar Sucic, even if, in all fairness, it must be said that one of those who appeared most uncomfortable was Luis Henrique, a very expensive new purchase to be forcefully placed in a playing system that does not seem particularly suited to him . To imagine Chivu's work in detail, we will therefore need to understand which Inter he will have the opportunity to coach at the end of this end-of-season blender: a team similar to the one that ended the year, with few additions, or a completely revolutionized one, between those who have their bags already packed, as the outcry against Calhanoglu would suggest, and those who are thinking of other destinations, but without fully showing it, ringing Thuram's doorbell, who in the era of social clues has let slip one too many likes . Certainly, the words of president Marotta do not suggest a peaceful resolution to the matter: exposing the name of the Turkish director in public has generated an uncomposed and inevitable reaction from the fans. Sitting at the table of the company, Chivu will have to deal with who is there and imagine who will not be there: never like this time, however, will he need the support of the management, to avoid that the boil of discontent can explode in an overbearing manner already in the first official matches of the season.

In light of the Inter scenario, Juventus' exit from the scene seems all in all acceptable, which unlike the Nerazzurri has crashed against two top clubs (Manchester City and Real Madrid) and has shown up in the United States with a squad that is really too close to that of an open-air casting. How many of those who took to the field as starters in the round of 16 against Xabi Alonso's team will we actually see among the first eleven in Tudor's hierarchy on the occasion of the first championship match? The World Cup has certainly consolidated the position of Di Gregorio, at times formidable in the last two matches, and made it clear once again that this Yildiz cannot be given up: the investment made by assigning him the number 10 shirt must however be followed through to the end by Tudor, who at times seems more tied to his concepts than to what the pitch expresses. There should be no Kolo Muani, with David who now seems to be around the corner, while Dusan Vlahovic is a separated person in the house, between cryptic stories published on social media at every breath and a contract that seems to have been signed a geological era ago, when the value of the Serbian was very different from the current one. Targeted movements will be needed to satisfy a coach with particular playing principles, with careful moves especially on the lanes and in defense, while waiting for the returns of Bremer and Cabal. And the decision regarding Koopmeiners will also be urgent, an asset that seems almost entirely lost despite the goal scored against City: Tudor will have to decide whether to relaunch him or sacrifice him, at the cost of capital losses: a horrible term that Italian fans have learned to handle with care.

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