Italian sports papers praise Antonio Conte and a ‘spectacular’ Nicolò Barella and pin the blame of Juventus’ ‘useless’ possession on Andrea Pirlo.
The Old Lady’s coach is rated 4.5/10 by La Gazzetta dello Sport and 5 by Tuttosport.
“Juventus’ build-up play is too slow, possession is not enough, passes must be useful and Juventus must be more concrete,” comments La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Italian sports papers praise Antonio Conte and a ‘spectacular’ Nicolò Barella and pin the blame of Juventus’ ‘useless’ possession on Andrea Pirlo.
The Old Lady’s coach is rated 4.5/10 by La Gazzetta dello Sport and 5 by Tuttosport.
“Juventus’ build-up play is too slow, possession is not enough, passes must be useful and Juventus must be more concrete,” comments La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Weston McKennie and Dejan Kulusevski came off the bench in the second half and were the best Juventus players on the pitch alongside the Bianconeri's captain Giorgio Chiellini.
Nicolò Barella was the undisputed man of the match at the Giuseppe Meazza as he is rated 8/10 by each one of the three Italian sports papers.
His performance went beyond the assist for Arturo Vidal’s opener and his goal in the second half.
“He was spectacular for his consistency and his late runs into the box. A monumental performance,” writes La Gazzetta.
Inter “sliced the Juventus defence apart with Barella and [Achraf] Hakimi. The Nerazzurri deserved to win and could have scored even more goals,” writes Il Corriere dello Sport.
Inter-Juventus: player ratings from Italian sports papers
Gazzetta
Inter: Handanovic 6.5; Skriniar 7, De Vrij 7, Bastoni 7.5; Hakimi 7.5, Barella 8, Brozovic 7, Vidal 7.5 (Gagliardini 77 N/A), Young 6.5 (Darmian 72 6); R Lukaku 7, Lautaro Martinez 5.5 (Alexis Sanchez 86 N/A). Coach Conte 7.5
Juventus: Szczesny 5.5; Danilo 5, Bonucci 5, Chiellini 5.5, Frabotta 4.5 (Bernardeschi 58 5); Chiesa 5, Rabiot 4.5 (McKennie 58 6), Bentancur 5, Ramsey 4.5 (Kulusevski 58 6); Morata 5, Ronaldo 5. Coach Pirlo 4.5
Tuttosport
Inter: Handanovic 6.5; Skriniar 6.5, De Vrij 6.5, Bastoni 7.5; Hakimi 7, Barella 8, Brozovic 7, Vidal 7.5 (Gagliardini 77 6), Young 6 (Darmian 72 6); R Lukaku 6.5, Lautaro Martinez 5.5 (Alexis Sanchez 86 N/A). Coach Conte 8
Juventus: Szczesny 6; Danilo 5, Bonucci 5, Chiellini 6.5, Frabotta 4.5 (Bernardeschi 58 5); Chiesa 5, Rabiot 4 (McKennie 58 6.5), Bentancur 4, Ramsey 4.5 (Kulusevski 58 6.5); Morata 5, Ronaldo 5. Coach Pirlo 5
Corriere dello Sport
Inter: Handanovic 7; Skriniar 6.5, De Vrij 6.5, Bastoni 7; Hakimi 7, Barella 8, Brozovic 7.5, Vidal 7 (Gagliardini 77 N/A), Young 6.5 (Darmian 72 6); R Lukaku 6.5, Lautaro Martinez 5.5 (Alexis Sanchez 86 N/A). Coach Conte 7.5
Juventus: Szczesny 6; Danilo 5.5, Bonucci 5.5, Chiellini 5.5, Frabotta 4.5 (Bernardeschi 58 5.5); Chiesa 5.5, Rabiot 4.5 (McKennie 58 5.5), Bentancur 4.5, Ramsey 4.5 (Kulusevski 58 6); Morata 4.5, Ronaldo 5. Coach Pirlo 4.5