Inter getting more players close to the box: Sky’s tactical analysis

Starting positions matter less than what the game demands. In its analysis published today, Sky Sport focuses on the Nerazzurri’s ability to move forward by occupying the available spaces: a reading of Cristian Chivu’s Inter that links their attacking presence to their work to win the ball back.

According to the analysis, this approach allows more players to get close to the opposition box and increases their attacking threat. It also helps them regain possession. Individual responsibilities change: the areas players move into and the way a move develops determine their functions, without tying each player to a fixed role or area of the pitch.

This approach is consistent with the principles the coach outlined as early as 28 July 2025, at the presentation of the 2025/26 season: aggression and directness combined with balance, with positioning across the pitch adapted to what the opposition allows. Sky’s analysis now turns the focus back to how those principles take shape in the team’s movement.