Alessandro Bastoni has been branded the “Minister of Defense” for his performance in yesterday’s draw between Napoli and Inter Milan.
TuttoMercatoWeb highlight the high scores that the Italian international received in the player ratings for the match.
Inter had to really hang on by their fingernails in the second half of yesterday’s match.
After a first period that had seen both teams have positive spells, it was a very one-sided match after halftime.
Napoli were a goal down for much of the second half. And Inter, meanwhile, were at their physical limits and missing key players on the flanks to injuries.
The Nerazzurri needed someone to step up.
Alessandro Bastoni The “Minister Of Defense” In Napoli Vs Inter Milan Clash
As it turned out, that someone was defender Alessandro Bastoni.
The Italian international did not necessarily offer his most impressive performance in an attacking sense.
But that was not what Inter required from Alessandro Bastoni on the day.
Rather, the 25-year-old put his body on the line as Inter dug in and defended their penalty area.
Bastoni’s timing and positioning were close to flawless, therefore. There were heroic blocks and slide tackles from the former Atalanta and Parma defender.
Accordingly, If Inter managed to come out of yesterday’s match with their one-point lead at the top of the Serie A table intact, they owed a lot of this to Bastoni’s efforts at the back.
Every we change him we concede it happened against Milan, Napoli, Juve, Udinese almost every game
Inzaghi is the problem frfr cos you don’t sub out Thuram for Correa when Arnautovic is far better than him…he loved Correa and his subs are bad
if he loved Correa more, he would have more playing time than Arna, but in truth it is not. get the fuck out of here plastic fan. inter doesn’t need you and I only need your mom
People called “Minister of Defense” play 90 minutes each and every week (see Baresi, Bergomi, Maldini, Gentile, Scirrea)