Here are our Inter player ratings against Monza. The Nerazzurri managed to seal a 2-0 victory against the Biancorossi.
Inzaghi’s side found the opener early as Nicoló Barella architected the goal, finding Denzel Dumfries out-wide into space. The Dutchman dispatched a low-driven cross to find Lautaro in order to slot the Argentinian international’s first goal of the season.
Despite the Nerazzurri remaining on the front-foot and playing in a fluid-attacking matter, they only remained one goal ahead of Monza after the first forty-five.
In the second half, Monza managed to shift the tide of momentum, gaining more possession of the ball and creating several scares. As a result, Inzaghi made several tactical adjustments in order to raise the intensity of Inter’s play.
The former Lazio coach’s tactical adjustments paid off as Marko Arnautovic made his mark upon his return to Inter, manoeuvring past his marker with a fine piece of individual skill in order to connect with Martinez and double the Beneamata‘s advantage, paving the way for Inter to attain all three points with a positive 2-0 win.
Inter: (3-5-2)
Yann Sommer – 6
The Swiss veteran was not tested much but was not out of position and rose to the occasion when needed. The 34 year-old made some decent passes when building out of the back.
Matteo Darmian – 5
The right-footed defender struggled at times as he was beaten while on the run and was found out of position on several occasions, causing him to be subbed off within the latter stages of the fixture.
Stefan De Vrij – 7
The Dutchman put out an impressive display within the middle of the back three, anticipating the play in a fine matter and putting his body on the line when needed in order to block shots on net. The 32 year-old distributed crisp passes when building out of the back, ultimately proving that he has not fallen out of place with the Nerazzurri just yet.
Alessandro Bastoni – 6.5
The Italian international played well as he performed fine one-two combinations with the wing-back and moving on the attack and recovered the ball back on several occasions.
Federico Dimarco – 6
The 24 year-old wingback had some impressive touches and did well on the run against the opposition. However, the Italian international was beat on several occasions as he was caught too high and misfired a couple of fine opportunities in front of goal.
Hakan Calhanoglu – 6
Despite doing a fine job at constructing the play, the Turkish midfielder struggled to recover the ball when Monza attacked through the middle.
Nicoló Barella – 7
Despite a slow start, the Italian star flourished as he made some brilliant passes and did well to shake off his markers.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 7
The Armenian put out a fine display, delivering marvellous through balls on a handful of occasions and dictated the play offensively when on the ball.
Marcus Thuram – 6.5
Although the Frenchman failed to find the back of the net on his debut, Thuram showcased that he can emerge as a major threat as he got past the defence with his blistering pace and his dribbling skills. In addition, the former Borussia Monchengladbach displayed great hold-up play with his back facing the goal.
Lautaro Martinez – 8
The Argentine shone in the season opener, bagging a brace and leading his side to attaining all three points. The skipper made impressive passes when performing swift passing combinations and made some great runs in-behind the defence to find the back of the net.
Substitutions
Juan Cuadrado – 5.5
Added intensity to Inter’s play and did well when facing defenders in one v one scenarios.
Carlos Augusto – 5.5
Played his Nerazzurri debut safe for the most part but made some impressive runs out-wide and combined well with the midfield when attacking towards goal.
Marko Arnautovic – 6
Despite having some poor touches and misfired several shots, the former Bologna player made his mark upon his return to his former club as he tallied an assist with a great step-over and a superb cross to set Martinez up in front of goal.