Monday’s announcement sees the Italian football giants follow in the footsteps of Portugal’s SL Benfica, who signed Zezinho as their first official esports player last month.

The announcement came in the form of a short video, posted on Inter’s official website and social media accounts, featuring Nerazzurri star Alessandro Bastoni, who will serve as a face of the new project.

QLASH were formed in late 2016 by two professional poker players, Luca Pagano and Eugene Katchalov, and have grown to become one of the most promising esports organisations in Europe. QLASH now field over 100 players and have teams which compete in several esports titles, including Hearthstone, CS:GO, League of Legends, StarCraft, Fortnite, Clash Royale, Brawlstars, PES and FIFA.

“The move into the world of esports is an important step in Inter��s brand development,” said Inter Milan Corporate CEO Alessandro Antonello.

“The creation of an esports team is indicative of the constant work our club does to maintain a competitive presence across the board, with a particular focus on the interests of new generations. The esports phenomenon is growing all the time, with 1.2 million fans in Italy alone.

“We��re delighted to be embarking on this new adventure in partnership with QLASH, a leading company in the industry.”

Inter’s esports team will mostly focus on football gaming. QLASH currently field two of the top-ranked Italian FIFA pros in Diego “Crazy_Fat_Gamer” Campagnani and Luigi “Kirito_Yuuki_00” Loffredo. Representing QLASH in PES are Mattia “Teclis-88” Pallotta, Gabriele “lelinho88-” Barberini, Alessandro “jock_86” Impero, Andrea “FootballART-” Milan, Luigi “Kirito_Yuuki_00” Loffredo, Salvatore “SASINHO_DIGIAC” Di Giacomo, Gianluca “Ken1988” Carta and Carmine “Naples17x” Liuzzi.

Further plans for the new project are still a mystery, but Inter Milan promised they will look to expand into other titles in the future.

All Inter-QLASH esports players will also become official members of the Inter Milan family. They will receive uniquely tailored jerseys that reflect the esports generation while celebrating the club��s traditions by incorporating a number of features that are synonymous with Inter.

“QLASH is entering a new era in its development. One that proves all our efforts and hard work so far are materialising in the best way possible, one that opens the doors for an even brighter future,” said Pagano.

The news of Inter’s new esports project comes shortly after Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann announced the creation of Grizi Esport, who signed their first all-French Rainbow Six Siege squad in late-January.

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Dropz Esports vs Racoon

Day seven of ESL Vodafone Championship will kick off with a clash between two of the worst-performing teams of the tournament so far.

Racoon (-188.68) are out of the playoff picture after last Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to Cyberground Gaming Academy. With six consecutive defeats and no maps won, they will have to go through open qualifiers if they wish to compete in the 2020 EVC Summer campaign.

Dropz Esports (+137) are not much better off. They claimed their only point of the tournament last round when they chipped one map off Manguste eSports, yet they are still seen as heavy underdogs here.

These two sides have met four times this year for two wins apiece, so there is not a lot to separate them. This fixture won’t carry any importance for Racoon, who are already set for relegation, but Dropz can potentially reach the playoffs via tiebreakers if Manguste lose their final bout.

With that in mind, we can trust Dropz to put up a show against Racoon. At the given odds, we will gladly take our chances on the outsiders.

Prediction: Dropz Esports to win – +137 at BetOnline

Samsung Morning Stars vs MOBA ROG

Samsung Morning Stars (-163.93) will clash with MOBA ROG (+120) in what promises to be an exciting fixture between the EVC Summer champions and the current league leaders.

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Head-to-head results show Morning Star are the superior team, as they have won both of their two meetings with MOBA ROG. That said, MOR have improved drastically in the last couple of weeks, which leads us to believe this clash will be much closer than the last four.

Vittorio “Click” Massolo has played exceptionally well throughout the tournament and his synergy with Frederik “Guubi” Mortensen seems to be on point. If the bottom lane continues to play at the same level, MOR should come out ahead.

Prediction: MOBA ROG to win – +120 at BetOnline

Cyberground Gaming Academy vs Manguste eSports

If the leading esports betting sites are to be believed, the clash between Cyberground Gaming Academy (-227.27) and Manguste eSports (+162) will be a one-sided affair.

This is a must-win match for Manguste eSports, who will look to secure a spot in the playoffs and avoid relegation. While it could be argued that the pressure will give them the needed motivation to win, they will need much more than that to derail CGG.A.

CGG.A have played very well in the last two rounds, which leads us to believe they are more than capable of defeating a Manguste side that dropped the ball with a 1-1 draw against Dropz on day six.

Prediction: Cyberground Gaming Academy to win – -227.27 at BetOnline

Outplayed vs QLASH Forge

Rounding out the day’s action are Outplayed (+225) and QLASH forge (-303.03), who are bound to deliver a thrilling finale as they look to secure higher seeds in the EVC Winter playoffs.

Outplayed will enter this bout as heavy underdogs, yet it is worth noting they defeated QLASH Forge in each of their last four meetings. That alone would suggest Outplayed should win here, but there are several other factors to consider.

Robert “Bullet” Pruchniewski and Nikita “Librid” Frunza enter this fixture as two of the best-performing players of the tournament, with KDAs of 10.76 and 8.59 respectively. Furthermore, Bullet is the most efficient player when it comes to accumulating gold, has the fifth-highest kill participation and holds the second-highest CSPM score (9.63).

Bullet is in dominant form and does not look like stopping anytime soon. While Outplayed mid laner Isak “Energy” Pettersen is by no means a pushover, we will trust Bullet and his team to justify the odds.

Prediction: QLASH Forge to win – -303.03 at BetOnline

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