the challenge of the Napoli-Inter strikers as seen by FIFA

Napoli-Inter it is worth a good piece of the season, and the big match – which will be played on Saturday at 18:00 – will spend a lot between the feet of the forwards of the two teams. Victor Osimhen, ready to play and determine after a troubled season so far, and Edin Dzeko will have to think about dragging the respective formations. Which of the two forwards is most likely to leave their mark on the match? We asked the very up-to-date database of FIFA 22, which provided this judgment …

Osimhen on FIFA 22 –

Victor Osimhen is a crystalline talent and is able to change the face of a match at any time, thanks to indisputable athletic skills. Today the Nigerian is worth “only” 81, a rather high average for a Serie A club, but thanks to his 22 years he has grown potential even from 89 – one of the highest in the game, the same as Vlahovic’s. The former Lille is almost ambidextrous (4 stars on the weak foot), has a spectacular speed from 93, an elevation from 90, a finish from 88, acceleration, strength and placement from 84. Among the characteristics, dribbling and lob , for a striker who stands out by virtue of physical exuberance but also has great qualities in front of goal.

… And Dzeko –

Edin Dzeko is so different from Osimhen that the two could play very well together (a scheme, moreover, similar to that adopted by Inzaghi at Inter, with the Bosnian standing and dribbling, Lautaro exploiting the depth). The former Roma plays left and right in the same way (5 stars on the weak foot), has a 90 placement in the penalty area, 88 finalization – the same as the Neapolitan -, coldness, ball control, power of the shot and strength from 86. His overall rating is higher than Spalletti’s 9, since is worth 84 (+1 compared to the beginning of the season, despite his advanced age), but the outlook is very different. Dzeko is at zero growth due to his 35 years, and it is likely that within one or two editions he will start to be devalued. As in the first leg, in short, a generational challenge to be experienced …