Inter, an attacking defense. Numbers and performance

With the victory in Cagliari, Inter updates important statistics and records of this current season. What stands out are the growing numbers of the defense which are also intertwined with the attacking actions of the Nerazzurri.

DEFENSIVE DEPARTMENT – L’Interfrom match to match, manages to positively update his statistics concerning the defense. With the victory of Cagliarithere are 12 consecutive useful results in the championship after the last defeat at home in the derby in September. Added to the positive results are also the 4 clean sheets of Yann Sommer consecutive in Serie A. Due to the serious injuries of Francesco Unripe e Benjamin Pavard, Simone Inzaghi he had to redraw the three-back line. In fact, since mid-November (a period in which Acerbi and Pavard encountered physical problems) the coach from Piacenza has had to rely on the triad (no longer unheard of) Yann Bisseck, Stefan De Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni.

Inter, the best defense is the attack!

NUMBERS – Inter have not conceded a goal in their last 3 Championship matches, scoring 11 instead. With 45 total goals scored so far, they lead the special ranking. In all competitions, the defense contributed significantly not only to the offensive maneuver, but also in terms of scoring. Suffice it to consider that Bastoni has 1 goal topped off with 4 assists, Charles Augustus 2 goals and 1 assist, while Pavard and Bisseck scored only 1 goal. But if we were to also consider the defensive backs, the numbers increase dramatically. Federico Dimarco he made 3 goals and 5 winning passes, Matthew Darmian 1 goal and 2 assists, win Denzel Dumfries 3 goals and 2 decisive passes. Doing a quick calculation, out of 40 goals and 29 assists from the midfield/attack (considering all competitions) the defense contributed with as many 12 goals and 17 assists. Flavoring these statistics is a very high percentage accuracy of the three-way line. Inter, with an average of 95%, practically never misses the pass in their own half. Summing up, the defense contributed 23% of the total goals, while it contributed 37% of the total assists. Therefore, for Inter’s total offensive economy, defense plays a key role.