In his latest column, which appeared in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, Italian football journalist Mario Sconcerti has shared his belief that Inter are back in the race to win the Serie A title.

Following their 2-1 win over Sampdoria at San Siro last night, Antonio Conte’s side find themselves six points adrift of league leaders Juventus with 12 games still to be played of this season.

“I was surprised by Inter and Atalanta, not because they won but because how easy they did it. They did what they wanted with their opponent and perhaps the fragility of the enemy is what drives them both. There was a lot of good football,” Sconcerti began his column in the Milan based news outlet.

Sconcerti proceeded to praise Inter for their performance against Sampdoria, especially their performance in the first half.

“The first half was one of their best this season. This came thanks to being in excellent condition an Eriksen, who made a difference in the final third.

“If Juve is the reference, Inter is clearly preferable now. They play better, faster and more as a team. Everyone is at the service of Inter.”

Next Sconcerti discussed the absence of Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, something which typically leads to Inter struggling in matches.

“It is necessary to point out the absence of Brozovic, who is good and keeps the tempo. Without him Inter moved everything quickly and Samp were surprised and often overwhelmed by the speed Inter played at.”

Next he discussed Inter’s chances of winning the Serie A title this term: “They are not the favourites but should practically always win their remaining fixtures. Three of their next four games are at home and there is no reason why Inter should not return to the race for the title.”

He concluded the column by pointing out that there are some areas of Inter’s play where improvement is required.

“There were some moments where there was a loss of concentration but this is part of the growth process. Inter won and had fun which is almost to be unexpected at the end of an athletically different season like this one.”