From the friendly match in Perth against Juventus come positive indications for Chivu, even though the team’s condition is not yet optimal. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter dominated the match but risked drawing at the end due to a lapse in concentration and a possible penalty not awarded to Kolo Muani.
The final verdict rewards the reigning champions, while Juventus woke up too late and for most of the match appeared drained of energy and lacking ideas. Di Gregorio had decisive responsibilities, gifting a goal and a half, the first conceded by the Bianconeri goalkeeper all summer.
Dimarco already looks in league form and seems never to have switched off after the extraordinary season in which he broke record after record. Bonny, who is expected to replace Thuram in the debut against Monza, also sent important signals despite only a few days of preparation.
The two built the action for the first goal together by swapping roles: Bonny moved out to the left to deliver the cross, while Dimarco made the run and shot softly but very accurately to the far post. Here Di Gregorio could have done more, just as McKennie was too soft on the assist man and Douglas Luiz was distracted on the finisher.
This series of lapses was less serious than the disastrous exit by the goalkeeper at 0-2, when the newly entered Diouf had shot weakly with his right foot. The ball went under his legs and the match was almost closed. The eighteen-year-old Leonardo Bovio also impressed at the center of defense: if the referee had awarded the penalty on Kolo Muani at the last minute, his debut would have been ruined by a negative episode. A useful experience not to make mistakes in the future, underlines the Gazzetta.
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