The coming days will be telling for the defending Serie A champs. Estaban Cambiasso will be going under the knife after a tear in his lateral meniscus from the TIM cup match against Juventus. As if the departure of Inter's most influential player during their last couple campaigns Ibrahimovic was not enough to question their ability to win another consecutive Scudetto, the loss of their second most influential player, Cambiasso, will certainly put their season into perspective. If Cambiasso's surgery requires a lengthy recovery, Inter fans will not enjoy entrusting his role to French veteran Patrick Viera who is well past his best. While Patrick Viera struggled to maintain consistency as a one dimensional defensive midfielder last campaign, Cambiasso acted as a substitute center back, a great play maker and ball distributor, and first and foremost, a wall of steal in front of an already potent back line. Not to mention he managed four goals and three assists as a predominantly defensive player. If Inter's biggest problem late in the mercato was attaining a solid attacking mid to replace Figo, now it is finding a way to compensate for Cambiasso's possible absence.
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