Inter have collected just 13 points in nine Serie A in 2022, but there’s more behind their collapse in the new year.
The Nerazzurri are no longer table leaders as, even by winning their game in hand against Bologna, they would remain one point behind their city rivals Milan. The Nerazzurri had won the last six games of 2021, scoring 17 goals conceding none.
Their trend has overturned in the new year where they have earned just 13 points in nine games. Juventus have collected 22 (the best in Serie A), one more than Napoli and Milan.
The Nerazzurri paid a high price for their striker’s goal drought in 2022 with Lautaro Martinez scoring his first four goals of the year last week. Edin Dzeko has had a similar record since January, with four goals in nine Serie A appearances.
Their defensive solidity is also under question as the Nerazzurri kept just three clean sheets in 2022, conceding eight goals in the process. They had conceded 15 in the opening 19 games of the campaign. Inter won the Supercoppa against Juventus in January, but were also eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League Round of 16.
The defending Serie A champions tend to struggle when playing without Marcelo Brozovic and earned just one point in the two games played without their playmaker. La Gazzetta dello Sport highlighted Inter’s issues to cope without the Croatia international, questioning their decision to send Stefano Sensi on loan to Sampdoria in January.
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