Italian Media Divided On Argentina Star's Performance In AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan Coppa Italia Clash
Italian Media Divided On Argentina Star's Performance In AC Milan 1-1 Inter Milan Coppa Italia Clash
Player ratings in Italian media have been somewhat divided on Joaquin Correa in yesterday's draw between AC Milan and Inter Milan.
As TuttoMercatoWeb highlight, the scores for the 30-year-old's performance range from 5.5/10 to 7/10.
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Forward Joaquin Correa started for Inter Milan against AC Milan yesterday.
This was partly due to necessity. Lautaro Martinez and Mehdi Taremi were unavailable due to injury, whilst Marko Arnautovic was also dealing with a physical problem.
Correa had come off the bench against Udinese over the weekend. However, that had been quite a poor performance from the former Lazio and Sevilla forward.
Italian Media Divided On Joaquin Correa Performance In AC Milan 1-1 Inter Draw
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Joaquin Correa of FC Internazionale gestures during the Coppa Italia, Quarter Final match between FC Internazionale and SS Lazio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 25, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by)
In the opening stages of yesterday's Coppa Italia semifinal first leg, Joaquin Correa struggled the same way that he had done against Udinese.
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However, as the match wore on, Correa started to play with more confidence.
Then, it was Correa who assisted Hakan Calhanoglu's second half equalizing goal.
Considering his struggles at the start of the match, The Corriere dello Sport branded Correa with a score of 5.5/10 in the player ratings for the match.
Meanwhile, Tuttosport and TuttoMercatoWeb rated Correa's display at 6/10.
L'Interista, meanwhile, gave Correa a rating of 6.5/10.
And then, the Gazzetta dello Sport went as high as 7/10 with their grade for the Argentine.
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