After returning to the field for the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia at the beginning of December against Venezia, Josep Martinez could get a new opportunity even sooner than expected. According to what was written this morning by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Cristian Chivu is in fact considering giving the Spaniard another chance ahead of Friday evening’s semifinal in the Supercoppa Italiana against Bologna.
Not only to give the regular starter Yann Sommer a rest, but also to give further confidence to the former Genoa player, who is coming out of a period in his life that he probably never thought he would have to face after the unfortunate accident in which an elderly man lost his life last October.
Compared to the match against Venezia, Friday evening’s game would certainly be of a higher level and with much more at stake. Chivu, as usual, will decide only in the final hours before the match whether to opt for Martinez, or to rely as always on Sommer. From tomorrow’s training session in Riyadh, in any case, the final choices for Bologna-Inter between the posts and beyond will become clearer.
