Inter extended their fantastic run of defensive solidity during their 1-0 win over Cagliari, as highlighted by a report in the Italian media today.
Gazzetta dello Sport’s print edition pointed out the Nerazzurri had now kept nine clean sheets in their last 13 league games.
Antonio Conte’s side are cantering towards the Serie A title, with an 11-point lead over second-placed AC Milan ahead of the final eight games.
Inter are motoring clear thanks in no small part to their ‘extraordinary’ resilience at the back, the Milan-based paper argued.
Conte has received criticism in some quarters for his somewhat cautious approach to games in recent weeks, with many arguing Inter will need to play more attacking football in next season’s UEFA Champions League.
GdS assured Conte there was no need to worry about this for now though, with Inter’s head coach far more preoccupied with the present than anything that might happen in the future.
Inter have become the first team in Serie A history to begin the second half of a league season with 11 straight wins.
They are also six wins away from tying Roberto Mancini’s 17-game winning streak with Inter during the 2006-07 season.