Inter came crashing down to earth after a Nikola Kalinic hattrick and Josip Ilicic penalty helpes Fiorentina destroy Inter 4-1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milano’s San Siro district. Below you can see the SempreInter.com’s player ratings of Inter’s players from the heavy defeat.
Samir Handanovic – 4: This was the Samir Handanovic horror show. Gave away 2 goals & needs to work mentally as his howlers in big matches is an issue.
Davide Santon – 4,5: When used down the right flank he did well but when inexplicably he was moved into the centre of defense he was unwatchable.
Gary Medel – 5,5: Had a poor game & played the poor pass to Handanovic for Viola’s 1st goal but makes up for it by sheer determination. A leader.
Joao Miranda – 4: Nightmare performance by the Brazilian who got sent off in the 31st minute preventing a clear goalscoring opportunity for Viola.
Alex Telles – 5: Delivered the cross for Icardi’s goal. Has a good left foot & behaves like a natural left-back should behave. Sloppy passing.
Felipe Melo – 5,5: A leader & fighter who hates loosing. Just like Medel he makes up for his mistakes by fighting to the last drop of blood.
Geoffrey Kondogbia – 4,5: Looked tired, out of shape & generally very unfocused. Shouldn’t have started today & was quite rightly brought off at half-time.
Fredy Guarin – 4: When things go bad for the team, he is by far the worst player on that team. Couldn’t string a single pass to his team-mates. Awful.
Ivan Perisic – 4: Looked like he was crumbling under pressure tonight. Passing, timing & crossing were awful. Brought off in 61st minute for Biabiany.
Rodrigo Palacio – 5: Started the match well as he looked fresh & on his toes. Won the free-kick which Icardi scored on & as always plays intelligently.
Mauro Icardi – 5,5: Invisible throughout the game which is expected seeing as his job is to be in the oppositions penalty box & score. Which he did.
Andrea Ranocchia – 4: Brought on at half-time & gave about as poor a performance as you can expect from him. Missed passes, headers, awful positioning etc.
Jonathan Biabiany – 4,5: Came on to bring pace to the wing but ended up playing as a left-sided full-back who didn’t know what he was doing.
Marcelo Brozovic – 4,5: Substituted on for Guarin just after Viola’s 4th goal as the match was basically over. Has to start ahead of Guarin next match.
Roberto Mancini – 4: Outcoached, outthought & outmaneuvered by his Fiorentina counterpart Manuel Paolo Sousa who outclassed him tonight.
Inter – 4: Awful performance by a team that came crashing down to earth after a great start to the season. Can they bounce back?
Antonio Damato – 6: Decent performance by the referee & his team. Got a few decisions wrong but showed intelligence & consistency.
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