Italy Star Passable But ‘Lightyears Away From’ Nicolo Barella’ In Inter Milan 2-1 Feyenoord Champions League Win | OneFootball

Davide Frattesi was passable, but “lightyears away from Nicolo Barella” for Inter Milan in yesterday’s win over Feyenoord.

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Davide Frattesi got the start in yesterday’s Champions League round of sixteen second leg between Inter Milan and Feyenoord.

Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi rotated his team significantly.

That meant that Nicolo Barella was among the players who got a rest. This was ahead of Inter’s Serie A clash with Atalanta next weekend.

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But in the view of Italian media, Frattesi was not really an adequate replacement for Barella.

The former Sassuolo midfielder hardly put in a bad performance in yesterday’s match.

MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 19: Davide Frattesi of FC Internazionale reactsduring the Coppa Italia, Round of 16 match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 19, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

There were no calamitous errors.

However, Frattesi did not show the same kind of ball control and technical polish that Barella virtually always does.

Moreover, the 25-year-old was not really able to make any of his own qualities shine.

There were no rampaging runs into the penalty area that would mark Frattesi out as a goal threat against Feyenoord in yesterday’s Champions League round of sixteen second leg.