Inter will not fire Conte because of problems in UCL

Inter will not fire Conte because of problems in UCL

Inter Milan have assured head coach Antonio Conte that they will not fire him despite the results in the group stage of the Champions League.

Antonio Conte came to Inter Milan in the summer of 2019. The club immediately gave the coach carte blanche and was convinced that the Italian would work at Giuseppe Meazza in the long term. But the unfortunate results overtook the coach and now his fate seemed to depend on the results this week.

In his first season with Nerazzurri Conte finished second in Serie A and lost the final match of the Europa League to Spanish Sevilla. Considering the visible progress, the management left the manager and raised the requirements. Now Inter are in the top four of the championship, but the team has significant difficulties with the Champions League. During the tournament, the Milanese lost twice to Real Madrid, drew with Shakhtar and Borussia Mönchengladbach, beating the German team in the second leg match. On Wednesday, Inter desperately need a victory over Shakhtar, which will send them at least to the Europa League playoffs, and at best to the Champions League playoffs.

Taking into account the circumstances and the careless appearance of Conte, it seemed that his resignation was already very close and everything depended on the upcoming match with the Ukrainian team. But top transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has debunked those rumors, saying Inter are counting on the Italian for the long term.

Conte's contract with Nerazzurri is in force until June 2022, but he still needs new players. The match with Real Madrid showed that Arturo Vidal can let the coach down and get two yellow cards in a minute, which will lead to a weak-willed defeat. The center of midfield in Inter's 3-5-2 game formation is the backbone that should always be perfect. If the management of the club does not realize this and does not sign N’Golo Kante to him in the near future, as there were previously rumors, then there is no particular point in leaving Conte any longer.