Nerazzurri Legend Beppe Bergomi: “Inter Milan The Biggest Threat To Napoli In Serie A Title Race”

Legendary former Inter defender Beppe Bergomi believes that his old side the Nerazzurri are the likeliest candidate to seriously challenge Napoli in the Serie A title race.

Speaking to Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview published in today’s print edition, via FCInterNews, Bergomi suggested that Inter’s inconsistency could be their greatest obstacle to pushing the Partenopei, with their recent draw away to Monza a particularly damaging example.

Ten points looks like an imposing gap for Inter to make up on league leaders Napoli if they’re to come back in the Serie A title race.

The fact that the Neapolitans recently handed Juventus a devastating 5-1 loss further suggests that the team at the top will not have any problems showing the form needed to ward off any title challenge.

However, Inter are the only team to have defeated Napoli in Serie A so far this season.

Moreover, the Nerazzurri have shown the quality at times that suggests that if they can only get their act together on a more consistent basis, they could be poised to challenge the league leaders.

This is Bergomi’s view, with the former defender arguing that “From what we’ve seen over the last few matches, the real team to challenge Napoli at the top is Inter.”

“It’s very hard to see, though, there must be more than one team to challenge them,” he continued.

“Napoli are setting a relentless pace, though, and have put three results between them and the teams pursuing them.”

“They would have to collapse in pretty dramatic fashion, and their big win over Juventus won’t give much hope to the teams behind them,” Berhomi said.

“Still, Inter have to go for it,” he argued “they need to try and rack up a sequence of results, let’s say eight wins, a draw, then eight more wins.”

“Honestly, as much as Inter’s quality means that we can’t rule them out, it’s hard to believe that there will be a comeback.”

Bergomi then argued that the Nerazzurri’s biggest regret so far will be their draw with Monza, as he noted that “With those two points, today they would be eight points rather than ten, still a big gap but it would feel more manageable.”

“Now the deficit is in the double figures,” the former defender noted, “no matter how much you want to try and think positive, that’s an enormous gap.”

“Above all the thing that’s hurt them has been their home form,” he said of Inter, “and the twenty goals that they’ve conceded so far are a lot for any team with the ambition they have.”