The 13 million euros spent last summer, during a transfer window with few other big investments for Inter, suggested a more central role for Josep Martinez. However, the goalkeeper arriving from Genoa will only make his debut tomorrow in the Italian Cup against Udinese.
As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the rotation with Sommer, speculated in recent months, did not occur. On the contrary, Inzaghi decided to postpone his debut even in those apparently easier home matches suitable for testing the Spanish number one.
The credit goes to the reliability of the Swiss goalkeeper, hard to oust as the Rosea writes, but also to a certain adjustment needed by Martinez that required some extra training sessions. This even led Inzaghi to some reflections and the decision not to rely on him thus far.
Tomorrow’s match will be the first test and Martinez is expected to provide important responses immediately, to truly initiate that succession path that should lead him to take Sommer’s place, whose contract expires in 2026.
