21 stages for Scudetto number 21

21 stages for Scudetto number 21 "CHANGING THE START" Chivu's first game at San Siro, five goals against Torino It could only ever be the first building block of the season: a new beginning, a new hope, much like the first film of the Star Wars saga. Our Jedi master is Cristian Chivu, who guided his young padawans and, in his first game as a coach at San Siro, reminded them that 'you can't go back to change the start, but you can start with a view to changing the end', paraphrasing CS Lewis. And what a start it was for Inter.

Alessandro Bastoni scored the Nerazzurri's first goal of the season, before a brace by Thuram, captain Lautaro's goal, and Bonny's first for the Club. We did not yet know whether the end would change, but what was certain was that Inter had begun with a view to a different finish. WORK IN PROGRESS A never-before-seen Inter away at Juventus Among all of the grounds in Italy, there is one in Serie A on which Inter have traditionally struggled: Juventus away.

The Derby d'Italia took place on matchday 3, and Chivu's side fell behind before Calhanoglu equalised, only for the same thing to be repeated once more. Late on, the Nerazzurri took the lead through Thuram, but Juventus came back again to win it. It ended 4-3 to the Bianconeri, but Inter scored three goals in Turin and put in a performance like never before away at Juventus.

A bitter taste in the mouth was left, and Inter had just three points after three matches played, but there was a feeling that something new and innovative was afoot. This was backed up by the arrival of Manuel Akanji on deadline day, as he made his Inter debut in the Derby d'Italia. PIO'S DAY In Cagliari, Esposito netted his first Serie A goal It was a warm September night at the Unipol Domus in Sardinia, a night on which the Nerazzurri's forwards shone brightest.