In the Italian league, Piotr Zieliński has not yet had the opportunity to play in the starting lineup of Inter Milan. By the way matches with Monza (1:1), Milan (1:2) and Udinese Calcio (3:2) The Pole appeared on the pitch from the bench. It's completely different in the Champions League. First, Zieliński started the match against Manchester City (0-0) from the beginning, and on Tuesday it was similar during the match against Red Star Belgrade (4-0) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Zieliński played 90 minutes in this match. In the 58th minute, he could have scored an assist on a pass to Henrikh Mkhitaryan, but the Armenian representative shot just wide of the right post. How was Zieliński assessed for this performance by Italian journalists?
Italians divided over Piotr Zieliński. “Less brilliant”
The Italian media did not admit it Zieliński highest marks. Most of them gave Zieliński a “six” on a scale of 1-10. “In the 19th minute he lost the ball, but fortunately for him, the opponent did not take advantage of it. Overall, apart from this imperfection, he dribbled well and played with high quality. It was not his evening when it came to long-range shots, which is one of his talents,” writes the website fcinternews.it. “On several occasions he could have played better on the right side of the pitch. He allowed one of the opponents to create a dangerous attack. He played well, but not great,” adds calciomercato.com.
Italian journalists agree that Zieliński looked worse compared to the performance against Manchester City. “He was less brilliant than away in Manchester, but he can be one of Inter's main players,” says internews08.it. “He had a negative impact on the team. He lost a lot of balls and was not precise with his shots,” counters calcioweb.eu. “The beginning of the match was a bit troublesome for him, but the opportunity where he lost the ball was not taken. But then he increased the pace and played the ball with his typical quality and confidence,” says oasport.it.
Before the October break for national team matches, Inter Milan will play at home against Torino (October 5). It is possible that Zieliński will get his chance in this match as well.
Then Zieliński will be taken into account by Michał Probierz for matches against Portugal (12/10) and Croatia (15/10) in the Nations League.