SOMMER 6,5 – This time the clean sheet is earned with coolness and timing, when in the second half Nico Paz finds himself in the heart of the area with only the ball to kick but finds the response from the Swiss. Decisive save to protect the lead, again on the Argentine who had already teased him in the first half.
BISSECK 6.5 – The (severe) yellow card after just 23 minutes is not good news because it inevitably represents a brake in his mind. He talks to Dumfries for the minimum wage, but when he sets up on his own between a buck and a crash he knows how to make himself appreciated. Be careful not to let Fadera escape as he moves a lot without the ball, precise and punctual in his interventions. He may be a potential center back, but as an arm in arm it's another story. DAL 74' DE VRIJ 6 – He didn't even have to play, he comes in to act as his arm when we need to defend the lead. Solid.
STICKS 6.5 – Move it from his comfort zone it is always a slap in the face of poverty, but for reasons of state this and more is done. Despite having, from a central position, a broader horizon, he finds it more difficult to raise his head and make a splash, also because the bulk of his performance is more containing than attacking. A few ball-and-chain starts and a lot of attention to positioning so as not to be caught unprepared against Belotti or whoever.
CHARLES AUGUSTO 7 – By arm he is more worried about staying low than accompanying the climb with conviction, also because he prefers to leave this task to Dimarco. He also gets by with some thrills when dribbling in the risk area and when he finds space to move up he can be an added value. After the starter at the Olimpico he also replies against Como: a decidedly heavier goal. Equally decisive when it takes away from Goldaniga the joy of a goal that seemed to have been scored. Double of key episodes.
DUMFRIES 6 – Strengths and weaknesses also in this evening, which sees him very involved with his teammates. Always in his place in support, he struggles when he has to switch between physical strength and technical quality to target his opponent. When he has meters in front he gives the sensation of being able to create very dangerous situations, otherwise when standing still he is not very decisive. He devours the opening goal by shooting high on an assist from Mkhitaryan: exactly when technique was needed…
STRETCHER 6 – Recovered on the eve when it was feared he might not even be available, he varies a lot on the entire offensive front but above all he dedicates much of his time to helping Bastoni in building the game, effectively freeing Calhanoglu a few meters ahead. Less effervescent than usual, more controlled for tactical needs. His serenity is contagious, he stays on the pitch as long as he has. DAL 74' ZIELINSKI 6 – Enter with the aim of freezing the ball while hiding it from the opponents. Tactically diligent, he tries to send Mkhitaryan on goal.
CALHANOGLU 6,5 – He directs the game but does it with little confidence, as if he were afraid of making a big deal. Perhaps the experimental defense imposes an extra dose of reason on him, perhaps he simply cannot find the key to open the door to the Nerazzurri's maneuver and free it into the spaces that Como allows. The team needs its initiatives and when it comes to putting its best foot forward it responds. After several unsuccessful attempts from a corner, he deposits the ball on Carlos Augusto's head.
MKHITARYAN 6 – Initially the least on the ball in midfield. He allows himself too many technical inaccuracies, he who has made precision a workhorse. Instead he suffers when he needs to get going, despite remaining consistently in the game at least from a tactical point of view. His flashes with the ball and his movements that free up space for his teammates are missing, even if in the second half, like a good diesel, he increases the engine speed. FROM 89' FRATTESI SV.
DIMARCO 5,5 – Orphan of Bastoni on the left wing, does not highlight a feeling particular with Carlos Augusto who perhaps entrusts him with too many offensive responsibilities without taking the opponent away from him. The result was a somewhat subdued performance, with few noteworthy ideas and balls thrown into the mix with mixed results. At the end of the first half Barella was not needed and was free in the area and kicked in a predictable way. DALL'80' SV CHILDREN.
MARTINEZ 5,5 – Cold, even from his movements he seems swamped, a fraction of a second slower than he should be to get rid of the opponent's markings or serve the freer teammate. He tries to slip into the twists and turns of the match but identifies few, while maintaining a significant role between the lines that the Como players are often unable to control. Finally luck helps him in front of goal, but here's the joke: offside. Free from the usual nastiness. FROM '89' TAREMI SV.
THURAM 7 – With the serpentine at the start of the first half he deceives everyone a bit, but it is also the manifesto of his performance: good link-up work, interesting initiatives but when it comes time to materialize them, be it a pass, a shot or an assist, the tendency it's just getting close. Sometimes he hides in dead ends that prevent him from looking around and play into the hands of the defense. His tone increased in the second half, when after the lead Inter found more space and he also began to use the foil. When it expires it makes such beautiful stuff that it's even pointless to comment.
ALL. INZAGHI 6.5 – After yesterday's results and the day before yesterday it was inevitable that the pressure was on his team, even more so with the obvious emergency in defence. However, he prepares it well and reaps the fruits of the great work done in Appiano, which, despite changing the addendums, maintains the same result. In the first half the team is numb, in the second half they present themselves with the right ferocity of those who do not accept compromises. And give yourself a peaceful Christmas.
AS: Reina 5.5, Van der Brempt 6, Kempf 5.5 (from 74' Barba 6), Dossena 6, Goldaniga 6.5, Da Cunha 5.5, Sergi Roberto 6 (from 65' Kone 6), Strefezza 6 (from 65' Cutrone 5.5), Paz 6.5, Fadera 6 (from 88' Cerri sv), Belotti 6 (from 74' Iovine 5.5). Annex Fabregas 6
REFEREE: GIUA 5.5 – He whistles a lot, too much sometimes breaking up the game. And he doesn't seem inclined to invite players not to waste time. The match isn't complicated, he makes a serious mistake when he doesn't see Paz's flying hand from the edge of the Como area and thus launches the Como counterattack, depriving Inter of a tasty free kick. There are also doubts about Goldaniga's strong manner towards Lautaro who tries to get away.
ASSISTANTS: Baccini 5.5 – Capaldo 6
OUR: Maggioni 6
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