LAZIO-INTER 0-6
(41′ Calhanoglu, 45′ Dimarco, 51′ Barella, 53′ Dumfries, 77′ Carlos Augusto, 90′ Thuram)
Lazio’s report cards
Provedel 5.5 – Half a vote less than the balls recovered at the bottom of the bag, to say that he doesn’t have great responsibilities. But six goals conceded precludes passing. To the whole team.
Marusic 4 – He can only be granted extenuating circumstances because, from a certain point onwards, he has to play central role in a four-man defence: it’s not his role and it shows. But you can see far too much: what a disaster.
Patrick 5 – Like everyone else, Inter revolve around him and in the second half they really don’t understand anything. They pass to him from all sides and he doesn’t lead a patched up defense.
Gila 6 – The only accusation against him is that he gets hurt after less than half an hour: Lazio can no longer see us. (From 28′ Gigot 4 – First he makes a save and then touches it with his arm in the area. He comes in coldly, but his entrance changes the game for the worse for Lazio. He comes out at half-time, not due to a technical choice but due to a physical problem after the clash with Lautaro. From 46′ Lazzari 4.5 – Bullied on his own side, he doesn’t push or defend).
Tavares 4.5 – There are categories, someone said: he overwhelmed Serie A with his speed, against Dumfries the biancoceleste train derailed.
Guendouzi 5 – We’ve seen worse against those three: you fight, in numerical inferiority, succumbing is inevitable.
Rovella 5.5 – The only one to be damned, to try, until the last minute to pull out the classic spider from the black hole that is Lazio’s performance tonight.
Isaksen 5 – In Lazio’s illusory start, he is one of those who creates the most dangers for Inter. He goes out like everyone else and Baroni sacrifices him on the altar of greater tactical balance to avoid the collapse. (From 57′ Dele-Bashiru 4.5 – Entry from those who saw it).
Pedro 5 – Baroni’s surprise move: he places himself between the lines, gets off to a good start and then Inter stifles his inventiveness. (From 57′ Tchaouna 4.5 – He loses a bloody ball and Inter takes the lead. For the rest it does not affect).
Zaccagni 5.5 – It’s the nursery rhyme of half of Lazio: first 25 good, then almost nothing to talk about. He tries to sting as long as he stays on the field, but it’s not really an evening. (From 80′ Castrovilli sv).
Noslin 4.5 – Crushed by De Vrij’s grip: his heath map shows the area of greatest presence within the midfield circle. Which says a lot.
Marco Baroni 4.5 – A series of injury events complicates his match plan, which is also promising – but facing Inter’s midfield two against three is an announced tactical suicide – as seen in the first 25 minutes. Then Lazio falls apart and he can’t do much other than try to mend them: he will have to manage the backlash of such a defeat and forget about the evening. All the good things done before remain.
Inter’s report cards
Summer 6 – You have to work hard at the start. Then order the usual.
Bisseck 6 – Zaccagni runs away from him a couple of times, to stop him he spends a yellow card and the change is an application of Inzaghi’s harsh law: yellow cards out. (From 46′ Darmian 6 – Out of solidarity, or to challenge authority, he gets a mystery too. All easy).
De Vrij 6.5 – Not the best evening to praise his qualities, given the little to do, but he continues his super moment.
Sticks 7 – Half an hour to measure Isaksen, when Inter turns they take their good portion of the pitch. The assist for Dumfries was enlightening. (From the 62nd minute Carlos Augusto 7 – The touch with a turn to officially open the Inter goal was delightful, after having recovered the ball and then placed it in the net. Confirmation of its versatility).
Dumfries 7.5 – Take a walk on Tavares, the absolute revelation of the championship so far. His header is what makes Lazio want to even try, but he had previously shown himself to be ungenerous.
Stretcher 7.5 – Control and shooting: the 3-0 goal is a jewel in his repertoire, the first after eleven matches against Lazio. He is among those who, when he sees the straight, steps on the accelerator for Inter. (From 74′ Zielinski 6 – On an evening like this, sufficiency is a must. But he devours a penalty in motion).
Calhanoglu 7.5 – Cold from the spot, surgical in encouraging Barella to shoot. An hour of high level, seasoned with a mystery: he too pays the price, but it is also an opportunity to rest. (From 62′ Asllani 6.5 – Enter it’s all easy and you don’t make mistakes.)
Mkhitaryan 7 – Evening as a professor of midfield, in an Inter that runs at full speed also thanks to his tactical intelligence.
Dimarco 7.5 – Almost never attacked on the wing of competence, he has space to attack. The goal that puts the evening down and the assist for Carlos Augusto’s super poker come out. (From 81′ Buchanan sv).
Thuram 7 – The seal in the ending confirms the difference between him and the Bull: they both fight for the team, but in the end the Frenchman always scores.
Lautaro 6.5 – As above: he doesn’t score, but he works hard for the team. He is there in several key moments of the match.
Simone Inzaghi 9 – He returns with a hint of pride, as Italian champion, in front of “his” audience: it is the closing of a circle with respect to the championship interrupted by Covid. Injuries are holding Lazio back, but their Inter team is a titanic test of strength: six goals with six different scorers, what a message to the championship.