Inter Milan is 11 points behind Napoli, who are already at the top of the temporary standings in the first half. This is clearly a very long distance for Inter Milan, because the Inter Milan team itself is still in fifth place in the temporary standings so they still have to fight hard to beat more other teams such as Lazio, Juventus and AC Milan who have also found consistency again before half hiatus because of the world cup.
With bad performance of Lukaku and Lautaro in World Cup, Inter Milan might get problems when Serie A returns in January.
Lukaku and Lautaro are so important for Inter Milan and they need these players at best forms in order to compete with so many other clubs in top four race. Lazio, AC Milan, Juventus, Roma and even Atalanta won't give Inter Milan too many chances to enter top four if Inter Milan continue to lose more points.
Lukaku and Lautaro did play too much in World Cup and maybe they will be less exhausted than other players. That can be their advantage to come back with club matches. Their disadvantage can be their poor performance and lack of confidence after World Cup.