Half of Europe likes the Argentine, but the Nerazzurri managers have two cards to play to try to beat the competition: Esposito and the Lautaro factor
Journalist
December 23, 2024 (changed at 09:35) – MILANO
There are goals and goals: the one by Bastoni and his teammates on Nico Paz, this evening at San Siro, will last ninety minutes; that of the Inter managers will continue much further. Because people like the jewel of Como, and indeed they like it. And the Viale della Liberazione club has its cards to play to get its hands on the Argentine who seduces observers from half of Europe.
Simone's sticker
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A week ago, in Como's 2-0 win over Roma, Nico enchanted and scored at Sinigaglia under illustrious eyes: those of the Hollywood stars in the stands, but also and above all those of Javier Zanetti, Nerazzurri vice-president. Zanetti's blitz was followed by the words of Simone Inzaghi yesterday in Appiano: “Paz has great quality, a good physique and an excellent foot, he will have a great career. I don't know him but they spoke to me very well about him also on a human level”. Two clues are enough to make a test, especially if the Inter coach is interested in a potential target also from a character point of view. Paz's profile, then, fits in with the identikit of the player who is worth investing in according to Oaktree: young – and Paz, born in 2004, is – and very talented. We're here too: Gazzetta report cards in hand, the Argentine is the best midfielder in Serie A with an average rating of 6.66. Inzaghi again: “We know that we are going in a direction that leads to young people, if they are of quality and help us win I'm the first to accept them”.
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The situation
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Real Madrid took Nico Paz from Tenerife's academy in 2016, only to then sell him to Como last summer: the Argentine made 8 appearances for the first team, also scoring in the Champions League (at Napoli), but Ancelotti's stars gave him they closed the road. Real Madrid reserved the right to buybackin addition to the percentage on resale, but if they don't move from Madrid immediately, Inter can enter the scene. And put another twenty-year-old of great prospect on the table with Como, that Pio Esposito who scores repeatedly against Spezia in Serie B and is preparing to make the leap to the big leagues. The other great card is called… Lautaro. It was he who gave Paz a high five a few months ago, leaving him the place in Argentina-Bolivia, Nico's debut in the national team. The blond boy provided an assist to Messi, then said: “Playing with people like Leo and Lautaro is crazy.” What if it became a habit at the Nerazzurri?
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