Gazzetta dello Sport have sang Joao Mario’s praises after his performance in the derby and say the Portuguese has shown to be a modern playmaker dedicated to the Nerazzurri cause. During the period where he was resigned to starting from the bench, he kept the same positive attitude. He gives more consistency to the Nerazzurri cause because with him on the pitch Inter can attack with 5 players without running the risk of becoming unbalanced
Source: FCInterNews.it

Great midfielder but I wouldn’t label him a playmaker.
he need more vision to labeled as playmaker, banega is real playmaker. but JM much more consistent, especially at big match.
hes very calm and cool in a hectic midfield where the game is 100 mph, he reminds me of a less effective motta
very true, he always have cool head, even in the final euro with portugal. such a mature player, despite his young age.
awesome player, a couple signings of his calibre in other positions and we can finally start challenging top 3 rather than dissapointment after dissapointment