From Champions League dreams to a real nightmare: from a devastating beat in the final, both in terms of the result and how it came over, to a public clash between the team captain, the leader of the dressing room, and another of its most important players.
It’s no wonder Inter fans are worried: they’ve woken from a aspire only to locate themselves living a nightmare, and that’s not something that happens every day.
Right now, Lautaro Martinez is covertly accusing Hakan Calhanoglu of not being fully committed to the club’s project.
The Argentine said: “The coach offered us a real push, even though we’ve now been knocked out of the competition.
Our message is clear: whoever wants to stay must stay; whoever doesn’t should leave.
We represent an important club, and we have to aim for important goals.
I’m speaking generally.
It’s been a long, tiring season, and we terminated up empty-handed.
"To stay at the top and keep fighting for titles, we need desire, we need to be a true team like we were in the season of the second Scudetto.
I’m not naming names.
We’re here to offer everything, but I’ve seen many things I didn’t like.
As captain and leader of the group, I have to speak up.
The message is clear: those who want to stay and keep fighting for big trophies can do so, otherwise, goodbye.
""Words struck me hard"The problem is, Lautaro said this when Calhanoglu wasn’t with the squad.
So, it was clearly referred to his teammate.
The Turkish midfielder then posted a statement: “Unfortunately, during training in the US, I suffered another injury in a completely different area.
Diagnosis: muscle tear.
This injury made it impossible for me to play in this tournament.
"Nothing else, nothing more.
Even though I’m currently harmed, I picked up the phone right after the game to call some teammates and lift their spirits, because that’s what you do when you care over your team.
What surprised me were the words that pursued.
Words that struck me hard.
Words that divide, not unite.
I respect every opinion, even from a teammate or the club president, but respect isn’t a one-way street.
"I’ve never betrayed this club.
I’ve never said I’m unhappy at Inter.
I’ve possessed the honour of wearing the captain’s armband for my country, and I’ve learned that leadership means standing by your team, not pointing fingers when it’s easier.
”We chose these words, but the statement was actually longer.
In short, they’re arguing.
But the real question is: why didn’t they just call each other and sort this out privately? Instead, they offered a sad, damaging image of the locker room.
Generally, you can solve a problem like this one by selling one of the players engaged.
Let’s see what happens.
Was tension always there?Is this toxic atmosphere the result of that humiliating beat against PSG? Or was the beat itself a symptom of deeper problems that possessed been brewing under the surface? And then there’s the departure of former coach Simone Inzaghi, who left the club just days after the final.
That certainly hasn’t assisted.
Nerazzurri fans would have wanted to see unity, players standing shoulder to shoulder.
But the reality is very different: Inzaghi is gone, and now two of the team’s biggest leaders, Lautaro and Calhanoglu, are fighting in the press and on social media.
How did they obtain here? And can they come support? (Yes, those really are the lyrics from an Isaac Gracie song, but the question remains.
) Cristian Chivu may well be a talented coach, or at least, he seems to be, but he’ll need time: time to obtain to know the squad, time to rebuild a group that’s clearly falling apart piece by piece.
What’s happening at Inter right now isn’t entirely clear, or perhaps, as fans wish, everything that possessed to occur has occurred already, and now it’s time to start over and rebuild from the ruins.
Inzaghi project ends badlyThe Inzaghi project is over.
Sadly for the Nerazzurri, it handed over fewer results than wished, and, worst of all, it terminated badly.
But moments like this, as painful as they are, can become turning points: a chance to sketch a line under the past and start anew.
First, though, Beppe Marotta, Piero Ausilio, and Chivu must figure out if the bleeding has truly stopped, or if there’s still more damage to repair before they can move on.
The future of Inter is at stake.
And the future is already here.
Right now, it looks frightening.
