There was a lot of discussion last summer about Valentin Carboni‘s loan to Genoa. The Argentine, who was a protagonist in a good Club World Cup played last summer wearing the Inter shirt and finished with a goal to his name, unlike Pio Esposito, was sent to Liguria on a temporary basis for the entire season.
The playmaker was coming off a season spent on the sidelines due to a cruciate ligament injury suffered at the start of his adventure at Marseille. Hence the club’s decision to send him to Genoa to give him the opportunity to earn more playing time. After a sparkling start with a goal on his debut in the Coppa Italia, however, his appearances in the starting lineup have significantly decreased.
The 2005-born player owned by Inter returned to the starting lineup today, again in the cup, in the 4-0 defeat against Atalanta and was substituted at halftime after an unremarkable first half. Carboni, in fact, had not started a match since last October 29th, on the occasion of the defeat against Cremonese.
Overall, the Argentine has made 11 appearances in Serie A, of which only 3 as a starter, for a total of 353 minutes of play. To these, we must also add the three starts in the Coppa Italia with the goal scored against Vicenza last August 15th.
A performance perhaps below the expectations of many fans, but one that highlights the need for a maturity not yet completed. Also due to last year’s injury, it is clear that Valentin Carboni will need time before taking charge of Genoa‘s attack.
The good news is that physically the boy has had no setbacks and has always been available for all of the Grifone‘s matches. At the same time, also thanks to the presence on the bench of a coach very attached to young players like Daniele De Rossi, there are expectations from now on for exponential growth from the 2005-born player to prove he deserves a return to Inter next year.
