Astonishing Inter show Mourinho and Allegri the door: Serie A season review | Nicky Bandini

Astonishing Inter show Mourinho and Allegri the door: Serie A season review | Nicky Bandini

Simone Inzaghi’s side won the league in the most satisfying way while their rivals imploded and managers exploded

The Serie A season ended on Sunday with a showdown between two European finalists. Atalanta’s game against Fiorentina had originally been scheduled for 17 March but was postponed after the Viola’s chief executive, Joe Barone, suffered a cardiac arrest at the team hotel. He was taken to hospital and placed on life support but died two days later.

His passing was felt deeply by a club who lost a captain, Davide Astori, under similar circumstances six years before. Yet the football calendar pressed on. Fiorentina reached the final of the Europa Conference League and the semi-final of the Coppa Italia. Atalanta won the Europa League, after losing to Juventus in the domestic cup final.

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