It’s time for CroazInter. Tomorrow the three Croatians will all be on the pitch from the first minute. Perisic, Brozovic and Vrsaljko – according to Corriere dello Sport – will all be called on by Spalletti against Torino.

And to think that it could also have been a another Croatian in the line-up as Inter considered the Modric dream for a long time, the agents of the midfielder, the same ones who brought Vrslajko to the Pinetina, had proposed their other client, convinced that he would have freed himself from Real Madrid thanks to a promise made by Florentino Perez, in the event of a third consecutive Champions League title.

That promise, however, was not respected and Modric, who avoided any confrontation with his club despite his intentions to leave, remained in Madrid. Will talks reopen in January? In football you can never say no, but the feeling is that certain things happen only once.

Meanwhile Spalletti enjoys the three protagonists of a great World Cup and knows that their performances will play a crucial part in the fortunes of Inter’s season.