Milan leap back into reckoning and stake claim as real ‘anti-Inter’ team | Nicky Bandini
Big win against their rivals eased pressure on Paulo Fonseca and suggested Milan could mount a challenge after all
The talk before Juventus played Napoli on Saturday was all about which of these two teams would establish themselves as the “anti-Inter”. Thiago Motta’s Bianconeri were the only team yet to concede a goal in Serie A and had started their Champions League campaign with a confident win over PSV. Antonio Conte’s Napoli were second in the table.
Here were the two presumed contenders to dethrone Inter as champions. Juventus because they are Juventus, the most successful club in league history, led by an up-and-coming manager who just got Bologna back into the European Cup for the first time in 60 years. Napoli because they are still only 16 months removed from their third Scudetto, and Conte retains his reputation in Italy as a serial winner.
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