Resurgent Inter Milan star Andy Diouf has reportedly overtaken struggling winger Luis Henrique in the pecking order.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInter1908, the Frenchman is now the leading candidate to deputize for Denzel Dumfries.
Despite his bit-part role in Cristian Chivu’s system, Andy Diouf appears to be on his way to turning the corner.
Indeed, after an impressive cameo performance against Pisa last weekend, he reigned supreme against Venezia last night.
Diouf Leapfrogs Henrique in Inter Milan Hierarchy
Chivu decided to hand the French midfielder his first start in Italian football yesterday.
However, the 22-year-old played out of position, featuring on the right wing rather than his usual central midfield spot.
It could be his new role at San Siro, especially in the absence of Dumfries, who is still on the sidelines with an ankle injury.
Indeed, Diouf scored his first goal for Inter as the Nerazzurri humbled Venezia 5-1 in the Coppa Italia.
Meanwhile, Luis Henrique wasted a golden chance to open his account, while his overall performance left the fans unimpressed.
what I wanna point out is that nobody played hakan, dima, basto and bare’s role against venezia. it was like different team because everyone played their own strength and I like it though inter didn’t have the ball possession. I think this is the best variation of inter since inzaghi because inter used to slap the same roles in every position that whoever enters the field is forced to adapt to that role. I know it’s only venezia, but I need to give credit to chivu and would like to see more like this. diouf and luis were more lively in their new position especially diouf, he’s like someone who loves to run/make run that means he needs space and as winger he had all the things he needed