Beppe Bergomi urged Inter Milan to strengthen their squad after Saturday’s 3-1 Serie A defeat at the hands of Napoli.
Speaking to Sky Sport via FCInter1908, Bergomi offered his assessment of Inter’s dismal loss at the Maradona Stadium.
Inter Milan headed into proceedings in high spirits, having won seven competitive matches in a row before Saturday’s clash.
However, referee Maurizio Mariani made a huge mistake midway through the first half, awarding a ‘soft’ penalty to Napoli.
Unfortunately, Cristian Chivu’s side failed to recover from that setback as Napoli ended a four-game winless league streak against the San Siro giants.
It would be unfair to put all the blame on the 43-year-old official.
Indeed, the Nerazzurri performed below expectations, especially after reducing Napoli’s lead through Hakan Calhanoglu.
Instead of shifting momentum in their favor, Inter lacked creativity and determination in the final third.
Furthermore, they left gaps at the back, allowing the Partenopei to score a ‘game-killing’ third goal through Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
Beppe Bergomi Assesses Napoli 3-1 Inter Milan Loss
Reluctant to comment on Mariani’s mistakes, Bergomi focused on Inter’s performance.
“It’s unpleasant to say, but Inter needs a fast defender, a physical midfielder, and a one-on-one striker,” Bergomi claimed.
“Yesterday, all these weaknesses came to light,” he was adamant.
Although his verdict was brutal, it was not far from the truth.
Inter lost Henrikh Mkhitaryan to injury in the first half, with Piotr Zielinski taking his place in the middle of the park.
However, the struggling Polish star looked disjointed, failing to make an impact against his former club.
Moreover, it felt like Inter lacked strength and energy despite Nicolo Barella’s signature runs, leaving them toothless in attack.
Elsewhere, Ange-Yoan Bonny and Lautaro Martinez were nearly anonymous in the final third, often finding themselves cut off from the rest of the team.
we need specifically those with whom we were linked during the summer but failed to sign: Lookman, Kone and, possibly, Solet. Instead, we signed players that have not brought any new quality to the team. A complete transfer market failure of the ownership and the management which many delusional Inter fans on this forum don’t want to/cant see.
This is what I said all the time. Look who is missing now a player like Lookman. Marotta is clearly past his prime and should give up control now. Now I realise why Juventus sacked him. His vision of a team is a failed one. The players he chooses most likely end in failure.
Marotta and ausilio are still planning on renewing Acerbi/sommer/Darrian/mikiscontract for another year knowing fully well there is a need for injection of strong younger players in the squad. They should keep deceiving themselves thinking they are deceiving the fans
but surprisingly enough, there are many fans on this forum who enjoy being delusional and deceived..those who say “it’s fine, there are still 30 games to be played” and other bullshit..