According to reports, the ghosts of a championship that has now flown to Bologna and the missed penalty that angered Simone Inzaghi. There are many points to discuss and statistics to remember from the Nerazzurri’s defeat at Bologna’s home stadium.

Losing to Bologna, currently the fourth-best team in Serie A (even pending Juventus’ match), is not an unforgivable sin. However, in the final minutes, and more importantly, after being significantly deserving of defeat, Inter revived old and new doubts.

Now, Antonio Conte is happier than anyone else in Italy because his team has managed to stay level with Napoli and sees the opportunity to win the title more clearly than ever before.

Toto Mercato pointed out Inter’s situation, claiming that saying this about 10 days after their heroic performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League might seem a bit laughable, but the cold, hard numbers don’t lie. In the league, data is calculated objectively to ensure no mistakes.

In their last five away matches in Serie A, Inter has won only once—against Atalanta in Bergamo. During this period, they suffered two defeats (against Juventus in Turin and Bologna) and drew twice with Venezia and Parma. Even if the Nerazzurri soar at San Siro, even if they progress smoothly in the Champions League—and the old debate about different perspectives resurfaces—this kind of path complicates everything.

This issue of poor away results could sound a red alert at San Siro, and it’s something Simone Inzaghi must address quickly.