Inter Milan 3-0 Cagliari – Italy Midfielder ‘Angry & Polite’ With ‘Lethal Blast’ Of A Goal Against Former Club | OneFootball

Nicolo Barella was the undisputed man of the match in Inter Milan’s 3-0 win over Cagliari, and Italian media found poetry in the moment, capturing the complexity of a player who scored a thunderous goal against his hometown club and apologised for it in the same breath.

Gazzetta dello Sport led with the most evocative line of the evening, via L’Interista.

“Angry and polite. The shot is a lethal blast, the celebration contains the apology. As a Cagliari-born man, it is difficult to celebrate a goal against your former club.”

It is a summary that says everything about Barella’s character, fierce on the ball, warm off it.

Inter 3-0 Cagliari – Tuttosport Crown Barella ‘Most Inspired In Midfield’ As Form Peaks At Right Time

Corriere dello Sport focused on the quality surge that has accompanied his recent performances.

“His generosity in performances has never been lacking, but in recent weeks he has also raised his level of quality tremendously. Thuram carries him in triumph on his shoulders after the thunderbolt that puts the result on ice.”

The image of Thuram lifting Barella after the goal became one of the defining moments of the evening.

Tuttosport were equally effusive.

“The most inspired in midfield, in the first half he tries to set up Pio, in the second half he lays on Thuram‘s goal and then scores himself. Second consecutive at San Siro. Found again.”

The word “ritrovato,” found again, captures something important.

This is Barella returning to his best at exactly the moment Inter need him most.