The new prince of Milan. Following in the footsteps of his father, Lilian, who marked the history of the Italian championship, Marcus Thuram (26 years old) is gradually entering the hearts of the Nerazzurri. Orphaned by Romelu Lukaku and Edin Džeko, who left for Roma and Fenerbahçe respectively, the current leader of Serie A seems to have already found his lethal weapon. Performing well since the start of the season both individually and collectively, the man who has now compiled 2 goals and 3 assists in 4 matches in the Inter jersey has once again made an impression during the Madonnina derby.
A first XXL derby, a praised performance!
At ease from the first minutes of this prestigious meeting, the former Guingamp player first stood out with remarkable work on the action leading to Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s opening score, ultimately scoring a double. Buoyed by this attractive start to the match, Thuram finished dividing Giuseppe Meazza by cleaning the top corner of his compatriot Mike Maignan with a strike as powerful as it was surgical. Real poison for the defense of the Rossoneri, the native of Parma has, moreover, displayed a very good complementarity with his attacking friend, Lautaro Martinez.
Counter unlocked with the Blues…
“I heard a big noise after my goal, a beautiful noise. I hoped I could be decisive right away.”soberly declared the person concerned on DAZN after the game. Author of his first goal with the French team last Thursday, during the victory (2-0) of the Blues against Ireland, the 1m92 right-handed striker thus confirms his great start and all the hopes placed in him . “Time will tell if he can become stronger than Romelu Lukaku, he must continue like this, he has integrated very well. It must be said that we have wanted it for a year. I spoke with Didier Deschamps, who told me about a player with great qualities on and off the field, and he was indeed immediately able to make himself appreciated.remarked Simone Inzaghi, the Inter coach, inevitably won over by such a performance.
Already decisive in the big victory against Fiorentina (an achievement, his first with his new club, a penalty caused and an assist to Martínez) and in Cagliari (assist for Denzel Dumfries), Thuram continues his frantic pace. To the delight of Inter but also of Didier Deschamps, present Saturday evening in the stands alongside Guy Stéphan and the father of the center forward. Finally replaced by Marko Arnautovic shortly after the hour mark (64th), the French international (12 caps, 1 goal) – certainly tired by these last intense days – could, in any case, leave the field with the feeling of duty accomplished.
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“A Milan derby is always a great match, we saw that this week. We prepared well even though there was the selection. We had a good match, against a team that was very strong with the ball, and we knew how to counter them.”assured Thuram at the microphone of bein Sports before returning to his fanfare beginnings: “I work a lot every day, I try to communicate with my teammates, they help me a lot too. Speaking Italian helps me too. Afterwards, it’s only the beginning, it’s still September, the season will be very long, there will be big deadlines to come so I’m trying to stay focused, calm and determined.. Real Sociedad, which Inter challenges this Wednesday as part of the first day of Group D of the Champions League, has in any case been warned…
