{"id":2158,"date":"2026-07-14T05:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sport365.news\/en\/inter-milan-targets-scudetto-retention-and-champions-league-revival\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T02:45:09","slug":"inter-milan-targets-scudetto-retention-and-champions-league-revival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sport365.news\/en\/inter-milan-targets-scudetto-retention-and-champions-league-revival\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan targets Scudetto retention and Champions League revival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Milan won the Scudetto and Coppa Italia in the previous season, establishing themselves as Serie A&#8217;s dominant force. 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