An inconsequential game from the past

For no special reason, I watched a video of a league contest between Internazionale and Venezia that was played in 1999.


Inter’s roster drips with talent. The video’s highlighted players are Roberto Baggio and Ronaldo, but Iván Zamorano gives a strong supporting performance (three goals) and there are cameos by Pirlo, Simeone, Zanetti, and others.

Surely, a team of world beaters!

Well, no. That season, Inter would finish eighth in the Serie A.