An Inter far from its best configuration draws 1-1 in last night’s friendly against Pisa at the Arena Garibaldi, a family challenge for Simone and Filippo Inzaghi. A useful test for the Nerazzurri to get minutes in their legs and to understand if among the many outgoing players and the youngsters there can be someone useful to the cause for the season that is about to begin.
Bisseck equalizes in injury time
As mentioned, an experimental Inter that saw Bisseck, Acerbi and Fontanarosa in front of Josep Martinez. In midfield Kamate, Sielinski, Barella, Mkhitaryan and Carlos Augusto with the new Correa-Salcedo pairing up front, also due to Mehdi Taremi’s injury and Marko Arnautovic’s less than perfect conditions. After the Tuscans’ lead, Bisseck found the equaliser in injury time, thus signing the final 1-1. Small side note: captain Lautaro Martinez, also given the Iranian’s KO, decided to shorten his holidays and is expected in the next few hours in Appiano Gentile to resume training (the official return was scheduled for August 8).
The next commitments in view of the first championship match against Genoa
After the friendly against Pisa, the Nerazzurri will return to the field on Wednesday 7 August, when Barella and his teammates will face Karim Benzema’s Al-Ittihad at the U-Power Stadium in Monza before closing out their summer training in England: the appointment is for Sunday 11 August, at Stamford Bridge, for the prestigious friendly against Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea. Then it’s time for the championship, with the debut scheduled for Saturday 17 August against Genoa.