SOMMER 6,5 – The imprecision and predictability of Lazio’s initiatives make his life easy, the rest is taken care of by the excellent defensive phase of his teammates who, while feasting on attack, concede very little behind. And the Swiss is more committed to restarting the action or returning it, with very good aim, towards the freer players.
BISSECK 6 – A senseless warning from Chiffi costs him the second half on the bench, after a generally solid first phase, with a single (serious) error that Pedro doesn’t read at the right time. He is frequently found in support of both Sommer and Calhanoglu or Barella, but does not show his usual aggressive spirit in the offensive phase. In physical comparisons he is unsurpassed. DAL 46′ DARMIAN 6 – A second period of pure diligence for him, which he spends above all accepting the challenge by Nuno Tavares, so frustrated that he wants to seek one-on-one even in extreme conditions. But he finds his match.
DE FREE 7 – As long as the game is on, that is to say for about an hour, he silences the whistles that, reminiscent of the past, accompany him every time he comes into possession of the ball and transforms them into sighs of discontent between punctual advances, clean interventions and necessary postponements and at the correct moment. At a certain point his area becomes an off-limits area for anyone who is not wearing a yellow shirt with black lapels. Stronger than the protests.
STICKS 7 – The only moment of difficulty is when, despite himself, he has to draw a yellow card to stop Isaksen’s run into the open field, who did well to find Inter badly positioned in his own half. In general, however, he stays on track and doesn’t waste himself on frills, not denying himself the opportunities to attack Marusic and start with the ball when he has space. If Dumfries takes the lift, he is the one who selects the button. DAL 63′ CARLOS AUGUSTO 6.5 – He enters with the idea of taking on mainly defensive tasks as a wingman, he leaves the field with a wonderful goal as a thoroughbred striker.
DUMFRIES 7,5 – Dutch is like the handle to hold on to on the bus. Sometimes his contribution seems useless, especially when receiving and he doesn’t know what to do with the ball. But when Inter goes fast, his teammates rely on him to maintain balance, finding him free continuously. Decisive on the occasion of the penalty, the assist for Dimarco’s doubling is a hymn to ballistic calculation and then, on that ball from Barella, he takes the lift. Reduces Tavares to appearance: showman.
STRETCHER 7.5 – A top that never stops spinning. Right from the start he was the liveliest of the Nerazzurri, Lazio’s aggressiveness didn’t scare him and on the contrary he looked for one-on-ones and shoulder attacks. If he loses the ball he is already behind trying to get it back. Then when he manages to take aim, it’s early Christmas. Brilliant athletic condition and so much awareness of his qualities that he can distribute them. DAL 74′ ZIELINSKI ST.
CALHANOGLU 6,5 – Lazio’s excellent start sees him too passive, sly, behind the pace. In short, he struggles to adapt to the race climate and has to chase his opponents who seem to be going not twice as fast, but at least 1.5 times faster. It also fixes a very severe mystery. Then that free kick directed towards goal and deflected from the barrier gives him a jolt, the penalty is a direct consequence. From that moment he takes charge of the Nerazzurri midfield until the expected replacement. DAL 63′ ASLLANI 6 – He enters the game already on the ice and does not lift his leg, covering his area of competence with the right timing and restarting the action where possible.
MKHITARYAN 7 – Start with some inaccuracies, especially in the timing of the choices. Then he increases the engine speed and slips into the spaces like a mouse on a mission to look for food while various felines are close behind him. He guarantees balance and lends a hand to Dimarco on Isaksen’s returns. It also gives something to the style. Evergreen.
DIMARCO 7,5 – In the most delicate phase of the first half, the rare times Inter manage to come out with the ball is because they are free on the left, ready to receive and put it in the middle or serve Mkhitaryan’s cut. Sometimes worried about Isaksen, who has a quicker pace and many offensive ambitions, he understands that by dint of entering the area something good could happen. And when Dumfries sends him that sloping ball, he turns it into molten gold. In the second half he takes away the whim of assisting him alter ego Charles Augustus. DALL’81’ SV CHILDREN.
MARTINEZ 6 – Copy & Paste of many other performances without goals. Some dark side bordering on the nervous, but when he lights up he creates football for his teammates, between intelligent plays and openings at the right times. Once again he lacks personal joy and already knows that it will be held against him, but he contributes in another way to the success of his team.
THURAM 7 – A goal, well-deserved and beautiful, right at the end of the match just to magnify his numbers. But what stands out is the excellent work as a glue up front, protecting numerous possessions also in pleasant style, exchanging with his teammates and pressing high. Statistics will never underline the precious contribution given by the Frenchman to this Capitoline triumph, regardless of his personal signature.
ALL. CLOTHES 8 – The illusionist: he makes Lazio believe for over half an hour that he can bring her home from an excellent psychophysical condition. Then he takes advantage of the first favorable episode and from that moment on literally sends the Biancocelesti into a tailspin, who really no longer know which saint to turn to. The end of the first half and the start of the second half are a tsunami on the healthier Roma and ideally re-establish the hierarchies of this championship. Six goals at the Olimpico against a team in great form, with the signing of only one attacker: magic.
LAZIO: Provedel 5, Marusic 4.5, Patric 4.5, Gila 6 (from the 28th minute Gigot 5; from the 46th minute Lazzari 5.5), Tavares 5.5, Rovella 5.5, Guendouzi 5.5, Isaksen 6 ( from 57′ Dele-Bashiru 5.5), Pedro 5.5 (from 57′ Tchaouna 5.5), Zaccagni 5 (from 80′ Castrovilli sv), Noslin 5.5. All. Baroni 5
REFEREE: CHIFFI 5 – The worst on the pitch. Grazia Gila from the warning, then begins to put on a show by warning Calhanoglu (mistake), Bastoni (right) and Bisseck (without logic) in order. In the meantime he continues to pardon the hosts for interventions worthy of sanction. Looking at the final scoreboard it seems that Inter have launched a manhunt. To this it adds decisions that only the score already addressed does not make effective.
ASSISTANTS: Cecconi 6 – Zingarelli 6
OUR: Mazzoleni 6.5
