Juventus 1-1 Inter Milan (4-3 on penalties): 5 talking points | International Champions Cup 2019

Juventus v FC Internazionale - 2019 International Champions Cup
Juventus v FC Internazionale - 2019 International Champions Cup

#4 Inter Milan are slowly starting to look like a Conte team

Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte

Against Manchester United, we saw Inter's resolve in defense, but they couldn't spring anything together in attack but that changed against Juventus today. Inter were playing brilliantly on the counter and they were even pressing Juventus upfield.

Also, the Old Lady couldn't find any spaces in Inter's defense to take advantage of and the three at the back were really solid. Playing in a 3-5-2 formation, Inter were really dominating the midfield and not giving anything away in defense and Handanovic had barely anything to do in the first half especially. Although they did give away a goal in the second half, it was very unlucky for Inter to concede in that way. After this match, one thing that can be said is that slowly but surely Inter is starting to look like a typical Antonio Conte team.

#3 Juventus players haven't yet come to grips with Sarri's philosophy

Juventus are yet to learn Sarri-ball
Juventus are yet to learn Sarri-ball

As we saw in Juventus' match against Tottenham Hotspurs, it seems like Sarri hasn't yet been able to implement his style of play on the Juventus players. The formation is going to be a 4-3-3 as always is the case with Sarri's teams but neither the front line nor the midfield looked in sync today especially in the first half.

Sarri's game is all about keeping possession and dictating the game. Cutting the opposition defenses open with passing moves and moving the ball quickly in the attacking third. We, unfortunately, didn't see any of that today. While it's just the second pre-season game, Sarri hasn't yet been able to build an influence on this team.

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