Milan — Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti has laughed off any comparisons between himself and Jose Mourinho, yet he has done more than the club’s previous 10 coaches to emulate the Portuguese’s success at San Siro. For the first time since Mourinho led them to consecutive league triumphs in 2010 before leaving for Real Madrid, Inter are serious Serie A title contenders and can cement their position at the top of the table at home to Udinese on Saturday. Title rivals Napoli and Juventus face potentially tricky away trips to Torino and Bologna, respectively, with the latter fixture taking place on Sunday. Inter again displayed their resilience under former AS Roma coach Spalletti by holding Juve to a goalless draw last week, mimicking their 0-0 stalemate at Napoli in October and becoming the first team to keep a clean sheet away to the champions since August 2015. Spalletti heavily rotated his side for Tuesday’s Coppa Italia game against Serie C minnows Pordenone, which almost backf...
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