An almost-certain Serie A trophy in his second year.
Just like at
The Nerazzurri won at last-placed
Inter moved 13 points clear of city rival
What's more, Inter is poised to end a nine-year stranglehold on the Serie A title by
“This is satisfying and the players deserve congratulations,” Conte said before joining his already-celebrating team to sing and dance in the changing room.
It was quite a different scene in the home team's changing room, as
“I made the most difficult choice by coming to Inter," Conte added, referring to the club's long dry spell. "I love a challenge and came here to challenge myself."
Conte also excels at challenging his players. Players like talented
Eriksen, who has developed into one of the keys of Inter's unbeaten run during the second half of this campaign, scored the opening goal midway through the second half on a play that began with a backheel flick from fellow substitute
Four minutes after the subs went on,
The “LuLa” strike tandem of Lukaku and
“Our campaign comes from a constant growth from the team in every area, including mentality," Conte said. "The sharing of a vision and experiencing it intensely. Whether you’re playing or on the bench, this squad has turned into a team made of granite.”
Conte said there were no plans to gather the team to watch the Atalanta game.
“We know that we’re on the verge and are quite relaxed about it," he said. “I don’t think it’s right to depend on someone else.”
Milan bounced back from consecutive losses with a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened
Hakan Calhanoglu and
Calhanoglu’s goal was the product of an exchange with
Earlier, a late equalizer from
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