The brace by Diouf against Karlsruher opens new scenarios for Inter. The young forward, transformed by Chivu into a right winger, signed the Nerazzurri comeback and showed he can be a concrete solution on the flank. A performance that could change the management’s transfer priorities.
The youngster came on at the start of the second half, when the coach replaced all eleven players on the pitch. Lined up as the right wing-back, with Dimarco on the other side and in the middle Frattesi, Zielinski and Akinsanmiro, ahead of the new pair Topalovic–Mosconi. After a disappointing first half and the goal conceded to Civeja, an atypical midfielder with a love for cooking and art, the Nerazzurri forced goalkeeper Bernat into a series of miracles. Then came the final siege that silenced the home crowd, very numerous despite there being more attractive summer destinations than Karlsruhe, as highlighted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
He arrived in Milan a year ago for 25 million euros, and the start was complicated. His first start only came in December, in the Coppa Italia. He immediately scored, against Venezia. As a right winger, just like his last goal, in the 3-3 draw with Bologna that closed the season. The 2003-born player has grown, now 23 years old, a lover of cinema, ping pong, TV series, and the songs of rapper Ninho, silver medalist at the Paris Games in 2024.
He interprets the winger role differently from Dumfries, tending to cut inside rather than run up and down the flank, even though he has the legs for it. With him, Marotta and Ausilio can focus on Cristian Romero, the team’s top investment priority, as the deal for Spence on the wing has also become complicated after his excellent World Cup with England. On the tour in Asia and Australia, set to start on August 1, it will again be up to the young Frenchman to patrol the right flank.
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