Cristian Chivu in the first summer training camp in Germany gave everyone a chance, asking for confirmations but also new ideas. The coach is drawing conclusions while waiting for news from the transfer market, both incoming and outgoing.
The Italian core represents the usual safe harbor. Dimarco above all, not so much to establish hierarchies of absolute performance but for what the winger has shown in the first two friendlies. The real tests will come, but in the meantime, he has immediately gone back to being Dimarco on the left: crosses, goals, the usual shots from the corner flag.
Barella has resumed the captain’s armband without Lautaro, Bastoni has focused only on his work on the pitch, Pio has taken the attack on his shoulders. Frattesi has worked hard, regardless of what his future will be and where.
The surprise Diouf has taken center stage. The experiment of playing a left-footer on the right has become a certainty, but watch out for the young Stankovic as well: serious and fully available to the coach, he has returned to Inter to stay. He has taken control of the midfield and if the club has found Calhanoglu’s heir at home, it’s an even greater victory.
A critical issue could be represented by some blocked departures. There are several players destined to leave Inter but who are currently still with the group. Asllani is among them, and now he has to recover from a muscle strain. Then there are the likes of Frattesi, Akinsanmiro and Pavard, whose future is still to be decided, but if the right offer comes in. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the work done so far by the Nerazzurri management has been good in setting up Chivu’s team: confirming the veterans and adding some new elements has further raised the level of the squad.
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