Antonio Conte has several reasons to believe Inter could even benefit from this week’s international break, according to a report in the Italian media today.
Gazzetta dello Sport’s print edition argued it wasn’t always the case that club sides were damaged by the two-week breaks for national team fixtures.
Christian Eriksen is a fine example of this, the report suggested, with the Dane getting the chance to find some self-esteem back in the autumn – when he was out of favour at Inter – by playing for Denmark.
Stefano Sensi could also regain some much-needed match fitness this week, if he is used by Roberto Mancini in Italy’s next two FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Lithuania.
Romelu Lukaku was also highlighted as an instance where international duty can help a club side, with the Milan-based paper saying he always returns to Inter in high spirits after playing for Belgium.
Conte is anxiously monitoring the progress of all his senior players off with their national teams, but he was advised by Gazzetta to remember that every cloud has a silver lining.
