After a start to the season below expectations, Dimarco has put himself back in the spotlight in Inter’s recent outings. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the comparison with last year’s numbers is merciless: at the beginning of November last season, the left-back already boasted 8 contributions between goals and assists, divided into 2 goals and 6 decisive passes, including with the national team. This season, before the turning point, his tally was limited to just one assist in Serie A and one in the Champions League.
Slight physical problems, the contract issue that remained unresolved for a long time, and the rise of Augusto had compressed Dimarco’s performance. The turning point came with his performances against Feyenoord in Rotterdam, and then against Como at San Siro, where Dimarco was among the most active even though he didn’t find the net.
In between, Chivu’s decision to exclude him from the starting eleven in the derby later lost to Milan, bringing him on only in the final minutes. A decision that clashes with the strong sense of “Interismo” of the winger. Dimarco respected his coach’s choices and, according to the pink newspaper, turned his disappointment at not playing into motivation.
On the contract front, in September the winger openly said: “Will I renew? Unfortunately, we haven’t talked about it, I hoped it would happen given how last season ended, but there will be a chance to discuss it soon.” Last week, the club exercised the unilateral option to extend the contract until 2028, thus opening a second phase of negotiations with the player’s entourage to define an even longer agreement.
With the contract issue settled and physical problems behind him, Dimarco’s performance seems to have returned to levels more in line with his value. La Gazzetta dello Sport concludes with a positive assessment: the future, it writes, “once again offers a splendid horizon.”
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