After starting the match in Lisbon with a 3-0 deficit, Inter recovered in the second half of the match with Benfica for the fifth round of the Champions League, where Alexis Sanchez He was part of the starting eleven. The Tocopillano even scored the tying goal from twelve steps at 72′ for the final 3-3 that established him as the hero of the day in Simone Inzaghi’s team.
Source: (ESPN Fans)
Despite this, the coach of the Lombard team would not take into account the forward of “La Roja” for the next Serie A match, where they will seek to regain the lead after Juventus’ victory over Monza. According to “DirecTV Sports”, the strategist would leave Alexis Sanchez on the bench for this Sunday’s match against Napoli for the fourteenth round of the Italian league.
Instead of “Wonder child“, Lautaro Martínez would return to the starting lineup during the visit to Diego Armando Maradona to accompany Marcus Thuram on the offensive. It is worth mentioning that qualification for the round of 16 of the Champions League is already assured for Inter, which is why all efforts are now on the championship and the strategist opts to return to his usual formation.
Criticism of the press
Despite having been the scorer of the tying goal on the visit to Benfica, Alexis Sanchez He did not stand well in front of the press, who did not skimp when it came to criticizing his performance, especially in the first half. In fact, “Corrielle Della Sera” gave him 6.5 points for his performance in Portugal and highlighted that he “fell asleep at the beginning, but he defended himself and coolly converted the tying penalty.”
“Calciomercato” gave him the same grade, which assessed that the Chilean was the one who initiated the play that led to the penalty that gave him the chance to equalize the match. For its part, “EuroSports” scored him a 6 and added that, despite the good start, he then did “nothing else” until the second half, in which he was seen with greater participation in both defense and attack.
2023-12-02 09:13:13
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