Inter’s second lines beat Udinese with a game of pace and correct distances, running and control of the game.
The Nerazzurri started slowly when turning the ball. Udinese finished well and Inzaghi’s men were unable to create any major danger, despite having control of the game and controlling the Friulian attackers Lucca and Sanchez with the 3-man line led by Bisseck and captained by Bastoni. Asllani starts out calmly and touches the ball too much, but as the minutes go by he loosens up and lets himself go, speeding up the maneuver and playing two touches. The Albanian looks for Buchanan and Carlos on the outside, but also offers quality through balls for the two attackers Taremi and Arnautovic who take turns attacking the depth. Even if it is much more Arnautovic who runs away and Taremi who comes forward as an attacking midfielder to play the final passes with quality and mastery.
Udinese offers little. Try to enter with the fifth legs Kamara and Modesto who run on the wing and Ekkelenkamp who inserts centrally from the space left free by Sanchez, who often comes forward to tie up the game. But Udinese never threatened and Inter managed the non-possession phase without ever suffering. Zielinski dominates in the middle of the pitch as an added playmaker and decides when to make the Nerazzurri accelerate and when to slow down. His quality facilitates the work of his companions. Frattesi with generosity and leg always enters and fills the opponent’s area, effectively as the third attacker. Carlos Augusto grows during the match, from a more defensive fifth who cuts towards the area, from a more centralized arm and with a ball and chain run to split the 5-man line of Udinese’s midfield. Bisseck, best on the pitch, not only nullifies the opponents’ attacking attempts, but restarts the action with speed and precise touches to look for the half-wingers or the striker who comes towards him. Udinese archived with merit thanks to the second lines… or rather the first-bis.
Riccardo Despali
Senegal
