🫣 Inter: Sommer a liability? 0-1 starts, Donnarumma in summer... | OneFootball

Inter, is there a Sommer problem? The saying goes "Two clues make a proof," and perhaps, therefore, it's time to ask the question.

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The first clue - actually a double one - came in September, during the defeat in the Derby d'Italia against Juventus. Two interventions far from perfect, gifting the Bianconeri three points in the big match of the 3rd Serie A round.

Then yesterday, against Milan, the short clearance that allowed Pulisic to score the match-winning goal with the easiest of tap-ins. All while on the other side of the field, the Rossoneri colleague, Mike Maignan, was saving the impossible, repeatedly shutting down Inter's attacks and even saving the penalty from the (almost) always infallible Çalhanoglu. 

📉 Starting from 0-1

In the ten matches played in Serie A so far, Sommer has kept a clean sheet only four times. Out of 32 shots faced, 11 goals have been conceded, which means that 34.38% of the shots end up in the net. 

Maignan, for instance, has saved 73.53% of the shots, 25 out of 34. In other words, and to simplify, if with the Swiss the data suggests starting from 0-1, with Maignan the story is different (the Frenchman concedes an average of 0.85 goals per game, compared to Sommer's 1.1).

Beyond the numbers, however, there's more. Last night's derby highlighted the significant difference between a goalkeeper who was saving, coming out, and commanding the area, and one who didn't seem to own his zone. One action was exemplary, with a couple of balls raining down in the small area and Sommer fixed on the goal line, just seconds after a secure exit by Maignan on the other side.

🤑 Should an investment have been made?

With what happened to Martinez a few weeks ago - the Spaniard was involved in a car accident in which a person lost their life - it's hard to imagine an imminent change in goal, and so, many on social media are wondering if it's not time to intervene in January, to cover their backs with a high-level purchase. 

In reality, the hypothesis is to be excluded a priori, for economic and project reasons. Perhaps, however, the opportunity presented itself in the summer, when Donnarumma had not yet agreed with City.

Considering the 25 million spent on Luis Henrique (the rejection in the derby seems to put an end to his Milanese experience), one might think that amount could have been turned over to PSG to bring the National Team goalkeeper to San Siro. Sure, there would also have been a discussion regarding the '99 class salary, but a small extra effort would have allowed securing the position for the next ten years, ensuring one of the best in the world.

Considering the unspent summer budget (45 million were put on the table for Lookman and Koné) and the transfer cost of Gigio to City (30 million), one might think there was a way to find a solution. With ifs and buts, we know, you get nowhere. Who knows, however, what standings we would be talking about now.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

📸 MARCO BERTORELLO - AFP or licensors