INTER-TORINO 2-0
(57′ and 60′ Calhanoglu)
Milinkovic Savic 5.5 – Risks close to zero in the first half, he had to bow to Calhanoglu’s goal. Then he loses the eleven-meter duel with the Turk and also collects the 2-0.
Bellanova 5 – He wins a couple of duels early with Carlos Augusto and then escapes quickly. I confess that I wasn’t finished with Calhanoglu’s impact in the first goal.
Good morning 5.5 – Closely marking Thuram, but the Frenchman’s speed drives him crazy and he is forced to use bad manners.
Lovato 5 – Hunting down Lautaro is not a walk in the park, for anyone. He holds on as best he can, then in the exchange with Thuram he completely loses it and brings him down, causing the 2-0 penalty.
R. Rodriguez 5.5 – He gasps. In trouble due to the Nerazzurri’s ferocious pressing, he suffers defenseless attacks from his opponents when he finds himself inferior. And to think that Darmian didn’t come down that often. From 72′ Masina 6 – Enter well and focused. He places himself in the heart of the defense and removes two significant loose balls. To be rewarded.
Tameze 5 – A bulldozer. He blocks the Nerazzurri’s counterattacks well and the defense holds up, but in the second half, bringing down Mkhitaryan in an open field almost costs him an arm and a leg. Direct Red (which raises some doubts) and Toro under a man because of him.
Curls 6 – After a somewhat staid start it comes out of its shell. Between bans and insertions he stands out, taking turns with Ilic he obscures the Nerazzurri passing lines and does a good job. Even forward she does not demerit in the narrow.
Ilic 6 – Almost the redemption match, if it weren’t for the defeat. He helps to draw the ball from below, that pass for Zapata deserved better fate. In the second half he was more concerned with stemming the Nerazzurri’s threats.
Vlasic 5 – Impalpable up front, much more concentrated on covering the spaces behind. More of a game of sacrifice than of sparkling creative flair up front.
Lazaro 5 – A couple of times he even reaches the bottom to unload calibrated crosspieces. The gratuitous errors exceed the fingers of one hand, Calhanoglu’s first goal was born from one of his lost balls. From the 63rd minute Vojvoda 6 – It doesn’t take much to do better than the former Inter player, think more about guaranteeing coverage at the back.
Zapata 6 – A living cell of a team with little bite. Several times he escapes De Vrij’s grip, but at the most important moment he is guilty of cynicism. Sin. From the 63rd minute Sanabria 6 – He tried to do something, always under the close observation of De Vrij.
Ivan Juric 5.5 – He probably lost it with the choice to leave Sanabria on the bench. Vlasic didn’t pay off, but the expulsion inevitably turned the game in Inter’s direction. And Europe is moving away, 12 points away.