The performance of defender Francesco Acerbi in Inter’s Champions League group stage win over Viktoria Plzen yesterday reflected on coach Simone Inzaghi’s insistence that he be signed during the summer transfer window.
This is the view of today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, who note that the 34-year-old repaid the coach’s faith with a solid shift in his first ever start for the Nerazzurri.
Acerbi was brought in on the final day of the summer window, and he had reportedly been a player who Inzaghi was adamant about making the last signing of the summer in order to ensure reliable defensive depth for the season.
The coach was not afraid the show his faith in the player, who he worked with for three seasons at Lazio, handing him his first start against Plzen yesterday evening as part of his policy of squad rotation to cope with the intense fixture list.
Acerbi more than proved himself with a solid display at the back, and based on the indication, the coach will not be afraid to rely on the 34-year-old throughout the season as he seeks to use his full squad and not exhaust any one player.
