Recoba: ‘Conte needs Scudetto’

Former Inter star Alvaro Recoba has warned that Antonio Conte will be no different to Luciano Spalletti without a Scudetto to show.

As a guest on the TV show Tiki Taka, the Uruguayan claimed the Nerazzurri would feel the effects of the season more than Juventus, stating there was no point comparing the two squads.

“The Inter squad can’t be compared to Juventus’ right now. Two competitions will tire the Nerazzurri more with the squad they have now,” he said during his stint on Canale 5.

Former Inter star Alvaro Recoba has warned that Antonio Conte will be no different to Luciano Spalletti without a Scudetto to show.

As a guest on the TV show Tiki Taka, the Uruguayan claimed the Nerazzurri would feel the effects of the season more than Juventus, stating there was no point comparing the two squads.

“The Inter squad can’t be compared to Juventus’ right now. Two competitions will tire the Nerazzurri more with the squad they have now,” he said during his stint on Canale 5.

“A factor that may be decisive over 38 games is that they don’t have the depth Juve have. The passion of the Inter fans has surprised me. I don’t remember that passion.

“Now [Alexis] Sanchez is injured, for example, there are [Sebastiano] Esposito and [Matteo] Politano. It’s not the same.”

Recoba then asserted nothing would have changed at San Siro unless Conte ended Inter’s 10-year wait for a Serie A crown.

“Every time they make a [managerial] change, the players gain confidence. If Conte doesn’t win the Scudetto, he will be equal to Spalletti.”