Inter's art of drawing risks mid-season slump becoming a total collapse | Paolo Bandini


Luciano Spalletti’s side have drawn their past five games, have not won in 10 and seem stuck in their own Groundhog Season

At this rate, Luciano Spalletti might want to contemplate learning the piano, helping a homeless man and declaring his love for Andie MacDowell. Milan is a long way from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but on the weekend that Americans celebrated Groundhog Day, the Inter manager appeared to be trapped in a time loop akin to the one that Bill Murray found himself in during the 1993 movie by that name.

The Nerazzurri just keep on drawing. They have done so five times in a row, and the last four of those by the exact same 1-1 scoreline. Even the order of the goals is becoming familiar. Against Fiorentina, Spal and now Crotone, Inter have taken the lead only to concede an equaliser in the second half.

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#Zenga saltella al coro "Chi non salta rossonero è"

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Sampdoria 1-1 Torino, Inter 1-1 Crotone, Verona 0-1 Roma, Atalanta 1-0 Chievo, Bologna 1-2 Fiorentina, Cagliari 2-0 Spal, Juventus 7-0 Sassuolo, Udinese 1-1 Milan, Benevento 0-2 Napoli

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