In the last two home games he scored against Salernitana and Atletico Madrid: the Austrian wants to continue the positive streak to hear the scream of the Meazza all for him again
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Maybe this evening he will think back to 24 April 2010 and that Inter-Atalanta 3-1 which was one of Marko Arnautovic’s three appearances for the Nerazzurri in the year of the treble. To be precise, it was the last one. He entered the field in the final 9 minutes in place of a certain Diego Milito. The score was already set at 3-1. Almost 14 years have passed since then and Marko is no longer a difficult boy to manage, but he has transformed into a mature man and a caring father, as well as an exemplary professional. Who would have ever thought that fate would offer him a new meeting at San Siro with the Goddess, also wearing the Inter shirt heading towards the Scudetto? Answer: none. This is why the Austrian wants to enjoy the match, hoping that the result of the match will be the same as in 2010 and that the tricolor will also arrive at the end of the season. Which for him would be the second. Not bad…
THIRD GOAL IN A ROW
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Yesterday Arnautovic was tested paired with Lautaro Martinez and tonight he will be the starter after he left room for Alexis Sanchez on Sunday afternoon in Lecce. Against Atalanta, at San Siro, however, it will be his turn again and Inzaghi hopes that the former Bologna player will continue his positive streak at the Meazza: the number 8 in fact scored against Salernitana, at the end, the goal to make it 4- 0 on Friday 16 February and then signed the much heavier one in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday 20. After the injury to his right thigh at the end of September, he is finally getting some satisfaction and, with Thuram still at box, doesn’t want to stop. Because he intends to repay the trust that the club has had by purchasing him from Bologna: loan with obligation to buy for a total sum of eight million plus two bonuses. To him, thanks to the advantages of the Growth Decree that the rossoblù club had “activated” in 2021 (and Inter inherited…), a two-year contract worth 3.7 million net plus bonuses.
CUP HERO
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It goes without saying that this evening he will be applauded in a particular way because none of the Nerazzurri fans have forgotten the goal with which, after two sensational errors, he knocked out Simeone’s Atletico. Eight days ago was a night to remember for Marko who now wants to continue on the same path. Inter needs him because flying at +12 on Juventus, even with 12 matches still on the calendar, would mean mortgaging the tricolour. The Austrian, who is a team player, is ready to give his all for the cause. He doesn’t know how many other opportunities like tonight’s will happen to him and he wants to run again under the San Siro segment, where there is the sky box reserved for family members. To dedicate another network to him. Maybe… that of the mortgaged championship. The encore, after the tricolor of 2009-10, would have a special flavour.
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