Inter are enjoying Davide Frattesi and his terrifying numbers. The Roman midfielder, who plays for the nerazzurri and the National team, is averaging one goal every 165 minutes and has few rivals in Europe, even outperforming Florian Wirtz, the attacking midfielder of Bayer Leverkusen and one of the most prolific in the top five continental leagues.
Frattesi’s growth is under everyone’s eyes and even the minutes given to him by Simone Inzaghi speak volumes, although it was also dictated by the injuries of Nicolò Barella and Hakan Calhanoglu. The former Sassuolo player has already played 664 minutes and last year he had only reached this amount of game time after 16 rounds of the championship and the entire Champions League group.
The nerazzurri are very satisfied with his performance and also for having stood their ground last summer, when one of the rivals tried to snatch him. The backstory uncovered by La Gazzetta dello Sport tells of a concrete attempt made by Juventus in the past months: the bianconeri spoke directly with the sporting director Piero Ausilio to verify Inter’s willingness to accept an offer for Frattesi.
No room for negotiation, though. Because Inter decided to keep Frattesi and the brace against Empoli is just the latest proof of a wise choice, for a midfielder who may not be excellent in ball control but who has attacking numbers.
