The goalkeeper plays his first match for the Nerazzurri and it is also his first time in the Champions League
November 29 – 07:51 – lisbon (portugal)
At Da Luz, Emil Audero will make his debut with the Inter shirt and will also play the first Champions League match of his career. Simone Inzaghi made the decision official during last night’s press conference, after he had communicated it to the team. For the goalkeeper, who arrived from Sampdoria on loan with a right of redemption set at 6.5 million (it will become an obligation if Inter qualify for the next Champions League and if Emil plays 40% of the season’s matches: the latter is a complicated condition), yes it’s a great chance to demonstrate his value: “He deserved it – said the Piacenza coach – because he trains well and I would have already wanted to field him against Frosinone”. He will do it against Benfica, in a match that apparently matters little because Inter are already qualified for the round of 16 and, even in the event of defeat, can still take first place in the last home match against Real Sociedad, on 12 December . The Viale della Liberazione club, fresh from last year’s Champions League final, however, is also keen to make a good impression on the pitch of the Portuguese champions. If only because there are 2.8 million euros at stake in the event of success and 930,000 in the event of a draw.
go emil
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For Audero, as mentioned, it will not only be his debut in the Champions League, but also the one with the Nerazzurri shirt. In 2016-17, however, he defended Juventus’ goal for the first (and only) time, in the away game on the last day of Serie A at Bologna (2-1 success). That year the Bianconeri won the scudetto, one of the six titles (3 tricolores, 2 Italian Cups and an Italian Super Cup) that the native of Mataram, who grew up in the Signora’s youth academy, put on the board until he left Turin in 2017 to go on loan to Venezia and then to Sampdoria. With the Blucerchiati club, which bought him back in February 2019 for 20 million payable in four instalments, he made 169 appearances and was a starter in Serie A for five seasons, before relegation in the last championship. A goalkeeper of his caliber couldn’t stay in Serie B and when the Inter opportunity arose, he had no doubts.
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crossroads of destiny
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Initially the Viale della Liberazione club was oriented towards Trubin, who tonight at Da Luz will once again be the opponent as in the first leg, but the negotiation to have the Ukrainian goalkeeper had foundered in the face of requests from Shakhtar Donetsk who wanted over 20 million. In the end, owner Rinat Akhmetov sold him to Benfica for 10 million plus 40% of the future resale and president Rui Costa set the release clause at 100 million. Having lost Trubin, Marotta, Ausilio and Baccin thus turned to the Sommer-Audero duo, investing a total of 7 million (on the former Bayern player’s card). The Swiss has so far demonstrated his value, with important saves and 8 clean sheets in the first 13 days of the championship (the total rises to 10 also counting the 2 in the Champions League), while tonight the spotlight will turn on the former Sampdoria player who in less than He’ll be 27 in two months and he feels he has a great opportunity that shouldn’t be wasted under any circumstances.
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2023-11-29 06:52:41
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