Calendar year.
Indeed gold.
2021 was all in the Nerazzurri, between the Scudetto won and the 'title' of winter champion.
A total hegemony of Inter which, after the historic victory of the Scudetto, is managing to disprove the most skeptical and to establish itself with continuity also this season.
With Conte at the helm, or with Inzaghi, history does not change.
The record remains and for now the Nerazzurri greet a magical 2021 with the title of Winter Champions in their pockets and yet another match won against unbeaten goal, aiming to raise, as favorites, another trophy at the end of May, the one that is worth the second star.
It is not luck, it is not chance. The results obtained by Inter are the result of the hard work of the two years signed by Conte and now consolidated with Inzaghi. Numbers in hand, the Nerazzurri's 2021 is exceptional. In these 19 matchdays of the first round, Lautaro and his teammates scored 49 times. Only Atalanta have achieved this in the last 60 years. It took the first weeks to find the best condition and to find the feeling with the new technical guide. Then the exploit and the constancy of always imposing oneself, giving very little. For 42 years there hasn't been a streak of clean sheet success, like that of Inter. Six consecutive victories in which Handanovic has never had to collect the ball from the net behind him, also thanks to a favorable calendar. But you know,the solidity of a team is seen above all in the simplest games on paper. A formation turns into a big one when it becomes impossible to score them.
There were many unknowns after the championship victory.
Inter had managed to interrupt Juventus' domination.
He had broken an eleven-year abstinence. It did so in a very difficult season, conditioned by Covid infections and without the push of the public who, under normal conditions, would instead have filled - as usual - every single seat in the Meazza. Then the goodbye of Conte, bitter and suffered, that of Lukaku, a never digested betrayal. The forced absence of Eriksen, replaced by a free transfer former AC Milan player, Calhanoglu. The sirens on the market for Lautaro, then armored. The rumors about the future of the company, with rumors of possible buyers up to those of an economic difficulty due to Covid, which has however affected the present and future of many Serie A and Europe clubs. The environment could have destabilized, instead it seems to have found a new harmony and serenity. And Inter closes 2021 with 104 goals scored.Only five teams have managed to do better in Serie A history.
Now Inter can enjoy this Christmas with its record breaking.
A well deserved rest before resuming the long marathon for the title.
At the restart he will challenge Bologna, then a thrilling triptych with Lazio, Juventus - in the Super Cup - and Atalanta.
Yes, because the first Inter trophy this season could be only a few weeks away.
They will be played at San Siro which is now a Nerazzurri fort.
The first test to see if 2022 will also have the same content as 2021.