Former Inter player Michele Serena has discussed the similarities between former Inter manager Marcello Lippi and current Inter manager Antonio Conte.
Lippi was in charge at Inter whilst Serena was with the club and Lippi took charge at Inter immediately after having had a five year spell in charge of the Nerazzurri’s arch rivals Juventus.
Conte took charge of Inter this past Summer and although he never came in directly after a spell from Juventus, Conte was a Juventus icon as a player and also had great success whilst he managed them between 2011 and 2014.
“Conte and Lippi are two very charismatic coaches who have the desire and the strength to impose their own ideas but it is not easy to do it in an environment which is not ready to accept them,” Serena explained in an interview with Italian radio station Radio Sportiva on Tuesday afternoon.
Serena joined Inter in the Summer of 2000 from fellow Serie A side Parma and spent the next three years with the club before retiring due to injury aged just 33.
During his spell at Inter, which was filled with injuries, he made 39 appearances across all competitions to date.
