Italian media: Settings offense is still an important weapon for Inter Milan, and assistant coach Palonbo is responsible for related training

Football 11:40am, 21 September 2025 158

Inter Milan's set-piece offense this season is still a powerful tool, and the one responsible for this training is Zivo's assistant coach Palonbo.

In the past, when Inzaghi was coaching, set-piece offense was an important weapon for Inter Milan. After Ziwo took office, Inter Milan still scored a lot of goals through set pieces. For example, in the first round of the Serie A League this season, Bastoni scored a corner kick, Turam scored a corner kick in the third round of Serie A, and Turam scored a corner kick in the first round of the Champions League twice.

"Milan Sports Daily" pointed out that the assistant coach Palonbo was responsible for Inter Milan's set piece training. The former Italian international midfielder played for Inter Milan for six months in 2012, when he was in charge of the team's set-piece penalty work. After retiring, Palonbo began coaching. Last season, he worked together in Parma as Zivo's assistant coach, and now he coached at Inter Milan. Zivo handed over the team's set piece training to Palonbo, hoping that he can improve his offensive plan in this regard and teach the players organized set piece tactics. In set piece training, Palonbo is considering not only successful man-tapping, but also making set piece offense more threatening through the team's synchronous movement and precise crossing. This is a combination of personal technology and team tactics, making set piece offense a conventional weapon of Inter Milan and can play a key role in the game against high-level opponents. Relying on the guidance of the coaching team and the precise execution of the players, Inter Milan can still make full use of every set-piece opportunity in the league and the Champions League.