Inter Milan and Juventus delivered a match with twists and turns yesterday (4-4). Samuel Mbangula played the last quarter of an hour.
Samuel Mbangula is one of the good surprises in Belgian football this season. Present with the hopeful team of the Juventus last season, he resumed with the A core and made a strong impression there.
Established by new coach Thiago Motta during the first three Serie A matches, he stood out with 1 goal and 3 assists. If Turin’s latest purchases in the transfer window got the better of his starting place, he nonetheless remains in Motta’s plans.
Ready to take the chance
The former product of the Anderlecht and Club Bruges training centers thus entered the game for the last quarter of an hour against Inter Milan, while his team had a one-goal deficit to overcome.
But Mbangula returned to a rather unusual position for him: this left winger not only replaced Dusan Vlahovic numerically, but he also took his place at the forefront of the attack.
If he was not directly decisive, Thiago Motta’s coaching proved him right since Juventus equalized to close this crazy match with a score of 4-4. As for Samuel Swordsmanthis rise confirms that Belgian football would be well advised to continue to monitor it in the months to come.
