Football Italia
·19 January 2024
Football Italia
·19 January 2024
Marcus Thuram was the man of the match in Inter’s win over Lazio, whilst Pedro and Mario Gila had miserable evenings in the second Supercoppa Italia semi-final.
Sommer – 6.5 – The Swiss shot stopper had little to do in the match, facing no shots on target throughout the match. His distribution was fairly strong, keeping focused throughout.
Bastoni – 7 – A strong evening for the Italian centre back, who completed 69 passes across his 67 minutes on the pitch, playing an active role in the team’s build-up play. He won both duels he participated in and looked comfortable defensively (67’ De Vrij – 6).
Acerbi – 6.5 – Put on a quiet shift in the centre of the Nerazzurri defence.
Pavard – 7 – A brick wall at the back, working hard to ensure Lazio never really had a sniff of goal.
Dimarco – 8 – Instrumental to Marcus Thuram’s opening goal with his quick passing, clever movement and beautiful final touch to lay off the ball.
Mkhitaryan – 7 – Commanding midfield performance from the Armenian veteran.
Calhanoglu – 7.5 – A driving force behind Inter’s victory, being central in build-up play whilst also offering valuable defensive contributions. Very clean penalty which never looked in doubt (81’ Asllani – 6).
Barella – 8 – Another impressive outing from the Italian, who shined both offensively and defensively, helping dictate the flow of play (67’ Frattesi – 7 – nice goal to close out proceedings).
Darmian – 6.5 – Played a role in Thuram’s opening goal but was otherwise fairly quiet.
Lautaro – 7.5 – Deserved to be on the scoresheet for his impressive work across his 67 minutes on the pitch (74’ Arnautovic – 5.5).
Thuram – 8.5 – The Frenchman continues proving himself to be the star signing of the summer window, acting as a beating heart of the Nerazzurri’s forward moves (74’ Sanchez – 5.5).
Coach: Inzaghi – 8 – A statement victory from Inter, who flexed their muscles as they cruised to victory over a confused Lazio.
Provedel – 6.5 – Hard to blame the Lazio goalkeeper for any of the three goals, with his defence really letting him down.
Lazzari – 6 – Tried to show something when going forward, but failed to keep up with his defensive duties (83’ Hysaj – N/A).
Gila – 4.5 – Not an evening to remember for the Spaniard, who was left bloodied as he tried to survive the Nerazzurri onslaught.
Romagnoli – 5.5 – The 29-year-old failed to whip his defence into shape and didn’t match up to par individually.
Marusic – 5 – Shocking defending for Thuram’s opener, allowing the Frenchman to dart to the ball as he stood completely still (66’ Pellegrini – 6).
Guendouzi – 6 – Put in some good defensive work but only managed to complete eight passes, hardly contributing to any offensive play (51’ Luis Alberto – 5.5).
Rovella – 5 – Overwhelmed by the Inter midfielders, unable to show any of his qualities (51’ Cataldi – 6).
Vecino – 5.5 – The 32-year-old should’ve done better, considering his experience, as he allowed the midfield department to crumble around him.
Felipe Anderson – 7 – One of the few bright spots for the Biancocelesti, the Brazilian winger created a few chances and came the closest to finding the back of the net for Lazio.
Immobile – 6 – Almost no impact on play across the 90 minutes but did work hard despite the generally disappointing performance.
Pedro – 5 – Gave away the penalty for Inter’s second goal and contributed nothing moving forward.
Coach: Sarri – 5 – Whatever his plan was for the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final, it didn’t work. His side looked thoroughly outclassed throughout the match and had no responses for any of Inter’s moves.
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