12 short minutes of play against Israel. A relatively dull 78 minutes in the decisive victory against Italy. During the last international break, Marcus Thuram confirmed that he was still in trouble with the Blues. Enough to confirm the paradoxical last months of the native of Parma, otherwise sparkling in the jersey of Inter Milan. This Saturday, on the occasion of the 13th day of Serie A, the striker confirmed that he was on cloud nine with the Lombards on the pitch of Hellas Verona (5-0). Author of a double and an assist in 25 minutes, the French international (29 caps, 2 goals) was the great architect of this eighth victory in Serie A for the reigning Italian champions.
In all the good times, Thuram brought his team to great success despite the absences of captain Lautaro Martinez, ill, and leader Hakan Calhanoglu, spared. Runner-up to Atalanta Bergamo while awaiting the clash between Napoli and Roma, Inter relies weekend after weekend on the prowess of its number 9, with formidable efficiency in the final meters. On the lawn of Marc’Antonio Bentegodi, the former Borussia Mönchengladbach striker first perfectly found Joaquin Correa, established in the absence of Martinez, who scored, by lobbing the Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo, his first goal in the championship for more than two years (17th).
Discreet with France, Thuram crushes everything in his path in Italy
Four minutes later, the 27-year-old serial scorer doubled the lead by taking advantage of a Verona marking error to dribble past Montipo and score his first league goal since his hat-trick against Torino on October 5. His second goal of the afternoon, his ninth of the season in the league, was ultimately similar to the first: starting on the edge of offside, he brought the score to 3-0 by getting the better of Montipo. With 10 goals and 6 assists in 16 matches in all competitions, “Tikus” continues to shine brightly as Inter prepare to challenge RB Leipzig this Tuesday evening during the 5th day of the Champions League .
Full of confidence under the orders of Simone Inzaghi, the one who sees his contract run until June 2028 then confirms that he has reached a milestone in his career. A major player in the Scudetto handily won by Inter last year, the 1m92 right-hander has set off on even more dizzying bases this season, on the other side of the Alps. An irresistible rise in power, fueling the desires of the competition, like the recent interest expressed by Liverpool. As a reminder, the 2022 world vice-champion has a release clause of 85 million euros. While waiting to see if the Reds will really take action in the coming months, Marcus Thuram hopes to maintain this frantic pace…
