Saturday's Derby d'Italia, perhaps more than any other game this season, was stereotypically Italian. By that, one can conjure up a certain image: of slow deliberate chess moves and long pauses. If, as Gianni Brera, the godfather of Italian football writing, posited all those years ago, the perfect game ought to end 0-0, then Juventus can be satisfied with their night's work.
The Old Lady set about nullifying Inter with cold precision. The objective was simple: under Luciano Spalletti, the Nerazzurri are based around quick transitions and crossing and, in Mauro Icardi, boast the league's leading goal poacher.