Inter midfielder Arturo Vidal largely looked past his best in his performance against Roma in the Coppa Italia yesterday, according to Italian media.
The Chilean was the one Nerazzurri player to come in for criticism in the player ratings for the match across Italian media, as highlighted by L’Interista.
Vidal showed his experience to not make any major errors and to position himself well defensively for the most part to help his team to a clean sheet, but he was not at his dynamic best and rarely did much to progress the ball or put the Giallorossi under pressure.
The question of whether the 34-year-old can be an able deputy for Nicolo Barella should he take the place of the suspended key man against Liverpool in the Champions League was raised by his display, which did not have the kind of influence Barella’s did.
For the Gazzetta dello Sport, the Chilean’s efforts were only worth a 5/10 grade, while the Corriere dello Sport awarded him a 5.5/10 score and both TuttoMercatoWeb and L’Interista went a little higher to 6/10.