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            MATTEO DARMIAN REVEALS ONE OF HIS CAREER’S MOST IMPORTANT GOALS

Inter wingback Matteo Darmian feels that the goals he scored for the Nerazzurri in a 1-0 win over Cagliari during the 2020-21 title race was one of the most significant of his entire career. Speaking in the official matchday programme for today’s Serie A clash with Cremonese, the 32-year-old gave his thoughts on the significance of the goal which was one of the pivotal moments on the way to the Nerazzurri getting their hands on the Serie A title race for the first time in eleven years.

Inter were well into the second half of their Serie A clash with Cagliari during April of 2021, one of their last few matches of the season and a fixture in which three points would have represented a big step towards the Scudetto, and in need of a goal from somewhere. There was no shortage of goal threats in the Nereazzurri’s team that day, but no one had managed to break through, until an unlikely scorer in the form of Darmian found the back of the net in the 72nd minute. Continue reading

DARMIAN PROVED WRONG BY AC MILAN

Inter Milan defender Matteo Darmian has been proved wrong by AC Milan after they won the Italian Serie A title ahead of his team. When Inter Milan beat hosts Cagliari 3-1 in their penultimate league game of the season to take the Serie title race to the last day of the season, Italian international Matteo Darmian celebrated the win on his Instagram account with the caption ‘We Believe’.


Matteo Darmian and his Inter Milan teammates believed that a second straight Italian Serie A title is still possible despite the fact that city rivals AC Milan were in the driving seat ahead of the final set of games. In the end, AC Milan were ruthless as they won their last game of the season to seal a first league title for over a decade when a draw would have been enough for them. Continue reading

UCL: DARMIAN SUBBED ON AGAINST LIVERPOOL

Italian international Matteo Darmian was a second half substitute for Inter Milan during their Champions League last 16 second leg clash with Liverpool at Anfield earlier in the week. He played the final fifteen minutes as Inter Milan came close to rescuing their round of 16 tie with the Premier League giants.


Ex-Manchester United fullback Matteo Darmian is not a stranger to Liverpool from his time at Old Trafford. He was benched for the two legs against the Reds as Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi opted for a younger fullback in Dutch senior national team star Denzel Dumfries on the right side of the defence. Continue reading

DARMIAN BENCHED FOR TORINO GAME

Italian international Matteo Darmian was left on the bench for the entire duration of the game as his Inter Milan continued their winning run in the Italian Serie A. Matteo Darmian was an unused substitute as Inter Milan beat Torino 1-0 at home thanks to the goal from Dutchman Denzel Dumfries on the half hour mark.

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Matteo Darmian and Torino matchwinner Denzel Dumfries have shared playing time on the right side of the five-man defence at Inter Milan this season until the past games when the latter was picked mainly due to the injury to Darmian. Italian utility defender Darmian made his return from injury with a place in the Inter squad for the Torino game. He had spent three weeks on the sidelines due to the injury he picked up during the away game against newly promoted club Venezia in the league at the end of last month.
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INTER CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WOES CONTINUE

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Inter Milan have made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign after they were beaten at home by Spanish giants Real Madrid when the two teams met at the San Siro on Wednesday night. Real Madrid edged the Group D game 1-0 thanks to the goal from Brazilian attacker Rodrygo Goes.


Italian champions Inter Milan continued their recent woes in the Champions League with the home defeat to Real Madrid. The Nerazzurifinished at the bottom of their group in the same competition last season and they have began their group stage campaign for the new season with a defeat under new management. Continue reading

DARMIAN LINKED WITH SUMMER EXIT FROM INTER

Inter Milan defender Matteo Darmian is one of the players that have been linked with a move away from the Italian Serie A giants this summer. Just two weeks ago the defender was in an interview where he revealed that he regrets not being able to command a permanent starting role at his former club, Manchester United during his time there and that he was also determined to try to achieve that aim at Inter Milan. However, his dreams of becoming the club’s first-choice right-back could be in shatters following the recent reports that he is on the list of the likely exits at the club.

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Inter are currently in a financial crisis after their Chinese co-owner opted out of the club and they must now sell some of their stars in order to meet up with the financial standards of the Italian Serie A. They have already sold prolific right-back, Achraf Hakimi, to French Ligue 1 heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain this summer and may still lose a couple of players before this window ends. Their star forwards Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku have both been linked with possible exits but the rumors have been clamped upon by their President.
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INTER MUST ENJOY SCUDETTO – DARMIAN

Inter Milan fullback Matteo Darmianhas told his teammates to enjoy their Italian Serie A title celebrations as the Scudettowas earned. Ex-Torino and Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian came up with some big goals in the latter stages of the just concluded Italian Serie A season to get the Nerazzuri over the line as far as the league title is concerned. The Italian international played his part to help Inter Milan end their long wait for the league title. The Nerazzuri secured their first title in over a decade as they stopped the domestic dominance of rivals Juventus.

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Matteo Darmian spoke to Inter TV about the Italian Serie A title and the celebrations. Inter Milan were handed the trophy last weekend after their last league match of the season and they celebrated it in style following the 5-1 thrashing of Udinese at the San Siro though Darmian was suspended for the game. Italian international Matteo Darmian missed that home clash with Udinese as a result of his booking in thepenultimate league game of the season at Juventus.
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DARMIAN MAKES BIG TITLE CONTRIBUTION

Italian fullback Matteo Darmian made a big contribution in the Italian Serie A title race for Inter Milan after he scored the winning goalin a tight game at home to Cagliari in what was the penultimate league game for the Nerazzuri in the Italian top flight.

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Inter Milan are the pacesetters in the title race and are closing in on a first league title in over a decade but they found it hard tobreak down stubborn Cagliari until the intervention of Matteo Darmian. The Ex-Manchester United and Torino player scored from close range with 13 minutes left on the clock after good work from AchrafHakimi and RomeluLukaku.
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DARMIAN EXPERIMENT LASTED FOR 45 MINUTES

Italian international Matteo Darmian has had to play second fiddle to fellow new signing AchraafHakimiin the right-back position at Inter Milan. Matteo Darmian has seen little playing time in the position since the signing of Moroccan international player Hakimi. The lively fullback is widely regarded as the best right-sided defender at the moment on current form. He joined the Nerazzuri in a big money move from Real Madrid.

The Spanish giants have had to field an attacker at right-back this season to suggest that the club misses Hakimi, who would have slotted into the role with minimal fuss. Spanish international Dani Carvajal is the first choice right-back but he has not been able for manager Zinedine Zidane for a big part of this season due to injuries and the Frenchman has turned to Spanish attacker Lucas Vazquez to do a job at right-back. Lucas Vazquez has played there several times this season in the absence of Dani Carvajal. Continue reading

DARMIAN ON TARGET IN CRUCIAL WIN

 

Matteo Darmian was on target for Inter Milan as they secured the result they wanted during the Champions League clash with German Bundesliga outfit Borussia Moenchengladbach. The Germans played host to the San Siro outfit in what was a Group B meeting. Ahead of the matchday five game, the Nerazzuri knew they had to beat their hosts and group leaders to stay in the hunt for a place in the knockout stage.


Borussia Moenchengladbach were the Group B leaders before matchday five and they maintained that spot despite the slender loss to Inter Milan on Tuesday night. The Italians edged the game which produced five goals as Inter Milan secured a crucial 3-2 win at the home of the German Bundesliga club. Italian international Matteo Darmian set the ball rolling for the visitors who had to win the game to take the battle to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage to the final matchday (matchday six) in the group stage. Continue reading