Carlos Augusto breaks the deadlock with a header, Thuram seals the victory, Lautaro still struggles

L’Inter closes 2024 at San Siro with the victory against As. He unlocks it Carlos Augusto in the first half, while Thuram definitively closes the accounts in full recovery. Inzaghi's men respond to Napoli and Atalanta and rise to 37 points in the standings. The Como team, however, remain at 15. Lautaro and his teammates will close the calendar year with the away match against Cagliari.

Nico Paz special observation: the Como jewel in Inter's sights

L’Inter he set his sights on Nico Paz. The young man, who grew up in the nursery of Tenerife and today at Asattracted the attention of several top European clubs. The quality and talent of the Argentine also enchanted Javier Zanettipresent last week in the stands to watch the match between As e Roma. The Nerazzurri vice-president knows the family well Pazbeing a friend of his father Pablowith whom he shared the Argentina dressing room at the '98 World Cup.

Simone Inzaghi he did not go unbalanced but admitted: “Paz has quality, physique and an excellent foot. They tell me he is also a good guy from a human point of view. He will have a great career.” Il Real sold the player to Como last summer while maintaining a buyback clause and a percentage on future resale, but if Madrid should they not move, Inter could enter the scene counting on a fundamental player: Pio Espositoa striker on the rise at Spezia in Serie B, who could be part of the possible negotiation.

Inter-Como, the story of the match

Great intensity in the first half. It starts strong Aswhich immediately scares l’Inter with the header of Van De Brempt. The hosts responded with a shot from the edge of the area Mkhitaryan. He even tries Nico Paz which is stopped by Sommer. The most important opportunity of the first half is Dumfries, who shoots to the stars from an excellent position.

In the end, thrill for the people of Como with the turn of Dimarco which finds opposition from Reina. Great pressure from Como in one-on-one situations, which hinders Inter's turnover. Fabregas' men, however, always take risks in the exits, where Lautaro and his teammates could have done better.

Inter's overwhelming start was decidedly different from the first 45 minutes. After three minutes, Carlos Augusto he stands out on the development of a corner and with his head breaks the deadlock. Inzaghi's team remains lethal in the first quarter of an hour of the second half, with 11 goals already scored in this phase of the match.

It suddenly turns on Asfirst with Goldanistopped providentially by Carlos Augusto which anticipates the winning tap-in, then with the insidious conclusion of Nico Pazstopped by Sommer. Inter also doubled their lead with a shot from Dimarco soiled by Lautaro: ball in the net, but disallowed for offside by the Nerazzurri captain. The minutes tick by, with Como trying to win the match again and Inter compact and attentive in the defensive phase. In fact, he is in full recovery Thuram to close the accounts. Inter wins against Como with the final result of 2-0.

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Inter, the pagelle

• Sommer 7: Pay attention to Como's conclusions. In the second half, a sensational save on Nico Paz.
• Bisseck 6: Clears a yellow after about 20 minutes. Good both when pushing and when covering. The diagonal on Strefezza in the first half was providential. (28′ st De Vrij 6)
• Sticks 6: He manages the defense with order.
• Charles Augustus 7: He loses a bloody ball at the start of the match. Slow and imprecise ball handling. He redeems himself with a splendid header, unlocking the match. Second goal of the season for him. In the second half, he defends the lead with a providential save.
• Dumfries 6: He goes to the door with Fadera. He sensationally wastes the opening goal, but his incursions are always an added weapon for the Nerazzurri, even if they lack precision.
• Stretcher 6: Always in the thick of things with important plays, his insertions are always tricky but he makes some mistakes. (28′ st Zielinski 6)
• Calhanoglu 6.5: He does his job in the control room against great pressure from Como. He takes the corner for Carlos Augusto's goal.
• Mkhitaryan 6.5: Forced to lower his center of gravity given Como's pressing which limits the fluidity of the Nerazzurri's ball handling. (43′ st Frattesi of)
• Dimarco 6: Limited by his opponents, he touched few balls but became dangerous towards the end of the first half. He grows in the second half, but less brilliant than usual. (34′ st Buchanan of)
• Thuram 7: It immediately shows its quality with a super serpentine. His ideas ignite the Nerazzurri's maneuver, also doing well in the defensive retreat phase. In full injury time, he scores a great goal to seal the victory.
• Lautaro Martinez 5.5: It can't unlock. He struggles to be found by his teammates. In the second half, he fouled Dimarco's shot into the net, but the goal was disallowed for offside. He arrives clearly late on Goldaniga at the end, missing a yellow. Dull performance, but he still leaves the field to the applause of the fans. (43′ st Taremi of)

Like, top and flop

• Kempf 5.5: Complicated start of the match with a couple of errors that put his team in difficulty. (28' st Barba 6)
• Nico Paz 5.5: Under special observation, he tries to get noticed with a shot that doesn't worry Sommer. He adjusts the ball with his hand: pardoned by the referee. In the second half, Sommer denied him with a dangerous shot.
• Belotti 5.5: In the first half he only found five passes, but fought against the Nerazzurri defense for the entire duration of the match. (28′ st Mazzitelli 6)
• Fader 6: He holds his own in the duel with Dumfries, finds space and proves enterprising. (42′ st Cerri ng)

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