French Midfielder To Make His First Inter Milan Start In Friendly Vs Padova | OneFootball

French midfielder Andy Diouf could make his first Inter Milan start in next Friday’s friendly clash against Padova.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInterNews, the 22-year-old is in contention for the starting line-up.

With most of Inter’s first-team stalwarts away on international duty, only a handful of players have stayed at Appiano Gentile.

Indeed, Diouf is among them as Cristian Chivu gears up for the upcoming challenges in September.

Andy Diouf to Make His First Inter Milan Start vs Padova

LYON, FRANCE – AUGUST 05: Andy Diouf #20 of Team France inspects the pitch prior to the Men’s semifinal match between France and Egypt during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de Lyon on August 05, 2024 in Lyon, France. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

In addition to Andy Diouf, several other senior stars have stayed in Italy during the international break.

Luis Henrique, Carlos Augusto, Yann Bisseck, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ange-Yoan Bonny, and Yann Sommer are other high-profile names.

Therefore, Inter could take on Padova with a decent-looking team on paper.

Moreover, Diouf could register his maiden start in the Nerazzurri shirt, even though it’s just a friendly.

Indeed, the former Lens star made a late cameo appearance in a 5-0 rout of Torino in Inter’s curtain-raising Serie A fixture.

However, Chivu left him on the bench against Udinese last time out.