Simone Inzaghi rotates his men regularly and uses the five subs almost all the time, but that’s rarely the case for three of their main stars, Hakan Calhanoglu, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Lautaro Martinez. They are the only players who have already logged over 900 minutes, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.
The Turk has started every game but one versus Real Sociedad, which he outright missed due to muscle fatigue. The other two were either in the XI or came off the bench in all contests. The Argentine made history on the only occasion he was used as a sub, scoring four times versus Salernitana.
Pavard isn’t at the same level as Calhanoglu, Mkhitaryan, and Martinez in terms of minutes because he joined late and didn’t play in his first two tilts after completing the summer switch from Bayern Munich. However, he’s getting the same treatment. He has started five consecutive fixtures and was rested just once after entering the starting lineup. He was substituted once, leaving the Torino game early to make the formation more offensive.
The Armenian veteran was expected to cede minutes to newcomer Davide Frattesi, but the former Sassuolo star has gnawed at Nicolò Barella’s minutes instead. Martinez, Mkhitaryan, and Calhanoglu have combined for 18 goals, with El Toro accounting for 12 on his own.
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