Journalist
December 19 – 12.36pm – MILANO
Josep Martinez will have to find a corner of the San Siro in which to change. Putting the goggles at the bottom of the bottle, putting the gray suit in the backpack and donning the Superman costume, the hero who has accompanied him all his life. Today the Spanish goalkeeper will make his debut at the Meazza with the Nerazzurri shirt after five months spent behind the scenes. It is the first card revealed by Inzaghi for the round of 16 of the Italian Cup against Udinese scheduled for tonight in a foggy and windy Milan. The opportunity of the goalkeeper of the future.
in defense
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The cup revolution therefore starts from the posts. Simone is ready to change eight players and rest several starters. The reasons are understandable: a reasoned rotation and the two championship matches against Como and Cagliari, before the Italian Super Cup against Atalanta. The first to rest will be Sommer, the Swiss guard who has always been present so far (21 games, 12 clean sheets). Martinez, who arrived in the summer for around 15 million, has not played since May 19, 2024, Roma-Genoa 1-0. Tonight he will lead the Nerazzurri defense with personality and courage, putting aside the shyness that characterizes his daily life. In front of him there will be a reworked triptych: Darmian on the right, this time wearing the restraining arm suit, Bisseck in the middle and Bastoni on the left. Inzaghi doesn’t want to deprive himself of the central defender with the most assists in Europe. The only one with four winning touches under his belt, the last for Dumfries in Inter-Lazio. Bastoni has the numbers of an added midfielder, Simone knows this and will propose him again on the left against Udinese too. Zoom on Palacios: minutes expected for him too. So far he has only played ten.
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the lighthouse is Turkish
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Tajon Buchanan’s dark curls should be included under the “very occasional” heading. The Canadian will be the starter on the left in place of Dimarco. Having returned from his tibia injury, the Canadian is ready to get his first minutes as a starter: so far Inzaghi has given him three games against Verona, Parma and Lazio. The match against Udinese will be fundamental from a future perspective. Inter needs guarantees. Oh, by the way: the Turkish lighthouse is always lit. Hakan Calhanoglu is ready to play from the start again tonight, supported by Frattesi and Zielinski. The last note is the attack. The destinies of Taremi and Arnautovic intertwine along the long road that leads to the final in Rome. The Iranian hasn’t scored for more than two months, he only scored against Red Star in the Champions League and is hunting for goals. His matches are double-sided: good as a finisher, but not very incisive. Against Bayer Leverkusen he never kicked on goal. Next to him will be Arnautovic, who scored just once in 210′. He also hasn’t scored since the match against Red Star. Inzaghi will need them to direct the path towards Rome: in his career he has won three Italian Cups, one with Lazio and two with Inter, but the signs tell us that every now and then he breaks out in a cold sweat in the round of 16. Last year Motta harnessed him at San Siro with his Bologna of miracles. This time he will need goals. And of a Superman between the posts.
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