In a hail of injuries, more or less serious, a ray of sunshine. Kristjan Asllani there is now the choice to field him or not, in the big match on Sunday evening against the Juventusit just depends Simone Inzaghi and not from physical issues. The Albanian midfielder, who still needs to be kept under control because – as the coach explained in recent days – the issue is pain tolerance, has recovered from the blow to his knee and completed yesterday’s training in its entirety.
Playmaking favorite over Barella and Zielinski. In the absence of Calhanoglu, who like Acerbi will return against Empoli until later, the control room of the midfield and the team should go to Asllani. They are defined hierarchies, which Inzaghi himself had illustrated at the beginning of the season. Against Roma and Young Boys the task went to Barella: he managed it so-so. Above all, in that position Nicolò takes away from Inter everything he offers as a midfielder. For this reason, at the moment, Asllani is in pole position.
The turning point. Inter are asking Kristjan for a change if he starts. Now in his third year with the Nerazzurri, he has not always shown that he can handle the weight – of course, a high one – of the role of deputy Calhanoglu. Without the Turk, the Italian champions are moving at a different speed and with less fluidity: Juve are also in plaster, but these are not steps backwards that the Italian derby can forgive. More generally, even thinking about next summer, it is from games like this (we repeat, if Asllani plays as a starter) that Inzaghi expects a response. The change of pace to demonstrate that he can truly be an alternative to Hakan, perhaps one day on a permanent basis, or a “simple” reserve for emergencies.