Tonight, Inter will play against Spanish side Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium. This is a test that in some ways anticipates how this year’s Champions League will look like.
And it will also be a “crash-test” for Inter striker Mauro Icardi, a hero in the Serie A but without any presence in the biggest of the European Cup competitions.
Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport explains: “This will not be an easy test, Icardi will face Godin and Gimenez, the terrific Uruguayan duo that has taken care of many skilled strikers for the past couple of seasons. Inter’s attack will get a good test against Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone’s well-oiled destructive machinery.
When it comes to the level of difficulty, Inter ends its pre-season with a crescendo also their attack who in the last match in Lecce played for 90 minutes for the first time, although with not that much possession and no shots on goal. After Lecce, a quick stop at the Metropolitano stadium before facing Sassuolo in the first game of the season, a goal from Maurito tonight would be a good sign.”