The Nerazzurri are currently experiencing the consequences of only getting a draw against Slavia Prague at home, while the loss against Barcelona just added more salt to their wounds. Of course, there was a major improvement against the latter, which they hopefully can build on tonight.

 

In fact, as Tuttosport points out (via calciomercato.com), going through to the knockout stage will also be important for the January transfer market. Qualification to the round of 16 guarantees €9.5m, while teams also get €2.7m per win.

 

According to the newspaper, Antonio Conte has requested the arrival of Arturo Vidal from Barcelona in January. Given his age (32), he most likely won't be too expensive, but Inter will take all the money they can get to reinforce before the second half of the season.

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