Inter Milan are favourites to win the Italian football tournament as the season begins

After dominating the 2023-2024 season and winning the 20th Serie A title (a synonym for the second star on the shield), Inter Milan remains the favorite In the new Serie A season that starts this Saturday.

The Nerazzurri will kick off at home in Genoa (12:30pm), but head coach Simone Inzaghi Don’t trust this startup A priori simple.

“It won’t be easy, they are a difficult team to move around,” warned the coach, who has signed a new contract with Inter until 2026. It also updates Argentine Lautaro MartinezItaly’s top scorer last year, recently won the America’s Cup with Besce and Inter Milan captain.

Despite the change in ownership, Inter Milan’s new owners have chosen to continue with the project and have renewed their contract To the key partlike MartinezInzaghi or the Lombardy club’s other star midfielder Nicolo Barella.

– New coaches for Milan and Juve –

One of their main rivals for the title will be their neighbours AC Milan, who finished second last season. But they are 19 points behind Inter Milan.

After the Portuguese arrived, the Rossoneri welcomed a new coach Paulo Fonseca, They have also signed Spanish striker Alvaro Morata. The 31-year-old striker, who arrived in Milan from Atletico Madrid, will make his debut against Torino on Saturday (2:045 p.m.).

Morata already has experience of Italian football, having played twice for Juventus, another team set to challenge Inter this season.

The Zebras also have a new coach, an Italian-Brazilian Thiago MottaHe succeeded Massimiliano Allegri in Torino after impressing on the bench at Bologna last season.

The pressure Motta will be under will be much greater than when he was the coach of the “Red and Blue Team”, because Juventus, the most successful team in Italian football, has not won a championship since 2020, which is an eternity for the “Old Lady”.

– Como, one of the feelings –

Juventus will start the new season on Monday (2:45pm) against newly promoted Como, a team coached by Spaniard Cesc Fabregas who returns to the First Division after 21 years.

Having experienced players like Andrea Belotti or Pepe Reina and players like Thierry Henry, France Como arrived in Serie A to stay and will be one of the teams that follows this route.

Another team that has received a lot of attention is Napoli, which had a forgettable season last year after winning the “Serie A Championship” in 2023. No European competition For the first time since 2010.

In order to turn the situation around, Napoli trusts Antonio ConteAn experienced coach who must get the best out of the Nigerian who remains in the team for the time being Victor Osimhen, This is despite the interest of several clubs and the player himself being keen on a change of scenery.

The southern Italian club will begin a campaign to re-engage with fans at Verona’s home ground on Sunday (10:30am).