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


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The contract of Matteo will expire in this summer but there is a possibility that United may extend this deal for a term of 1 more year in order to get a good fee for the player. The player, who is just 29 years old, has a total of 36 caps for the team of Italy joined the club of United in the year 2015 but he has not played on a regular basis for Jose Mourinho, Louis Gall or the Ole Solskjaer who is an interim manager at present.
The 28-year-old, who signed for £12.5 million in 2015, was reportedly close to a move away from Old Trafford in the summer but ESPN reports that Mourinho does not want to lose the right back in the upcoming window.