Fabio Capello acknowledges Inter’s superiority and has a suspicion about Gian Piero Gasperini
Fabio Capello bluntly on Inter-Atalanta
During a speech to the microphones of the "Gazzetta dello Sport", Fabio Capello bluntly analyzed the first semifinal of the 2024-2025 Italian Super Cup that saw Simone Inzaghi's Inter win 2-0 over Atalanta thanks to Denzel Dumfries's brace. In addition, the former England coach also dwelt on the formation choices adopted by Gian Piero Gasperini.
"From the physical point of view, Atalanta è was always on the ball, I didn't mind at all. It was a real game, not è that Inter strolled. Simply Inzaghi’s team è of a higher level, è toned, alive, organized and everyone participates in the action and sacrifices themselves for their teammate when needed" began the former Juventus coach.
"Gian Piero’s formation choices surprised me, needless to deny it. Perhaps Gasp was hoping to engage his best men on the even scoreline to try to give the decisive push to the match, although I have another thought. It seems to me that Gasperini is very ambitious, so I wouldn’t want yesterday’s lineup to be made with an eye toward the championship, which for me è Atalanta’s real dream. In order to win the Super Cup, two close games had to be played and then there may be choosing to save someone in the first one, also thinking about when we will return to Italy to play in Serie A" continued the former Milan coach.
"Dumfries è almost an extra point, in fact in the first half he had already presented himself all alone in front of Carnesecchi, before falling. I had thought as well there was a penalty, then actually è è it was good of Chiffi not to whistle. The gist, forò, è that Inter with two outfielders like Denzel and Dimarco have two players who can hurt you on the lanes as well, adept at throwing themselves into spaces and with goals on their feet" added the former Real Madrid coach.
"Lautaro seemed to have unlocked himself in the last of 2024 and instead in the first of 2025 he è gobbled up several chances. The problems for strikers, forè begin when the chances are not there, not if they miss them. Martinez è moved very well even in yesterday's match: let's say that now he doesn't have the sense of goal, but he stops at the sense of opportunity" commented Fabio Capello.
