The fate of Inter in the Champions League passes from the Camp Nou match: Mkhitaryan and De Vrij towards ownership
Penultimate training for Inter in Appiano Gentile before leaving for Spain and, consequently, further test on the field both for the players in recovery and for the coach, struggling with some knots to untie. On the field of Pinetina, for example, Romelu Lukaku and Joaquin Correa were seen, still individually engaged for a specialized job even if for both the possibilities of being on the bench at the Camp Nou are residual.
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The Belgian center forward also trained with the ball in the Monday session, while Tucu worked mainly at an athletic level. The situation of the two players is also different due to the problem they are trying to solve. Lukaku has in fact been stopped since the end of August and, despite his unstoppable desire to return, the caution of the staff keeps him away from Barcelona. With over a month away from official matches and group sessions and an imposing physique to restore, his contribution to the Champions League match in Catalonia would not be very dynamic. It is the main difference from Correa, who has been stopped for a while and therefore has little chance of being included in the squad, not as few as his teammate. The breath would not in fact be rebuilt from scratch.
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Net of everything that can change between Tuesday and Wednesday itself, a couple of changes compared to Sassuolo already seem in Inzaghi’s mind. Stefan De Vrij and Henrikh Mkhitaryan should take back a starting shirt in place of Francesco Acerbi and Kristjan Asllani, while the main doubts lie on the outsiders. Although the coach also tactically intends to repeat the first leg at Giuseppe Meazza, the ownership of Federico Dimarco on the left and Matteo Darmian on the right cannot be taken for granted. Denzel Dumfries, for example, sent excellent signals against Sassuolo and is a candidate for the right winger: the former Parma could thus be excluded from the first minute or climb to the left instead of Dimarco. Less likely, however, that Inzaghi will draw Robin Gosens. The alternative idea is finally that in attack, especially if Lukaku and Correa were to confirm the forfeit. Deploying Lautaro Martinez and Edin Dzeko would be risky because it would limit the chances of changes in the offensive department during the match in progress, so Mkhitaryan could start as a playmaker behind Toro, giving way to Roberto Gagliardini as a midfielder. So far it is a suggestion, but a passage by Inzaghi to 3-5-1-1 to keep more roads open in the climb to the Champions League knockout rounds cannot be excluded. San Siro’s feat is too precious to be wasted.
October 10, 2022 (change October 10, 2022 | 18:03)
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