Prodigious Inter Milan & Slovenia Midfielder Makes Serie C Round 12 Best XI With Match-Winning Brace Vs AlbinoLeffe | OneFootball

Inter Milan prodigy Luka Topalovic made an incredible impact off the bench in Monday’s 3-1 away win over AlbinoLeffe. 

According to Sky Sport via FCInterNews, the 19-year-old’s stellar exploits at AlbinoLeffe earned him a spot in Serie C’s Team of the Week for Round 12.

Stefano Vecchi oversaw another impressive league victory as his U23 side stunned La Celeste in their own backyard.

However, the game was hanging by a thread heading into the last ten minutes before Luka Topalovic decided to take matters into his own hands.

Inter Milan Starlet Luka Topalovic Makes Serie C Team of the Week

MANZANO, ITALY – AUGUST 06: Luka Topalovic of Slovenia in action during the International Friendly match between Italy U19 and Slovenia U19 at Stadio Comunale Giuseppe Morigi on August 06, 2024 in Manzano, Italy. (Photo by Timothy Rogers/Getty Images)

Vecchi benched Topalovic for the third time in the last four league matches, only to sub him on in the 82nd minute.

Indeed, the Slovenian teenager took Luca Fiordilino’s place eight minutes from time and turned the game on its head.

With the scoreline tied at 1-1, Topalovic restored Inter’s lead in the 84th minute, just two minutes after coming on.

Then, he sealed AlbinoLeffe’s fate in stoppage time, completing his first-ever double in Serie C.

In doing so, he earned a place in the Team of the Week.