Never before have Inter smiled over the national team commitments, which will allow Ranieri to file away the ko with Naples and recover some important players: Sneijder above all. In addition, the pause gives the chance to see some interesting players in action for the future. In particular, Brazilian football, which is an inexhaustible source of talent.  The Selecao will play two friendlies with Costa Rica and Mexico, where the coach Mano Menezes should give space to some of them.

The only Inter player capped is Julio Cesar, while Maicon and Lucio remain in Appiano Gentile. In addition to the talent Neymar ofl Santos, already booked by Real Madrid, the goalkeaper will be able to see up close four promising young players, the defender Dede del Vasco da Gama, Lucas and Casemiro of Sao Paulo, and striker Oscar of Internacional.