The ‘Maldini heir’ is enshrined in the Champions League

The center of Inter Milan, Alessandro Bastoni (23 years old)gave a defensive recital in the quarterfinals of Champions League he is new Benficanamed MVP and devotes himself to Europe as the new defensive pillar of Italian football for the coming years, replacing players such as Maldini, Nesta and Chiellini.

Among the best centre-backs in the world

The great match that took place yesterday was no coincidence, but rather a regular trend so far this season. By the numbers, he almost has a perfect match 1 helpafter the measured center, 5 robbery, 2 tackles successful, which was the key to success 0-2 of their team, which puts them a foot in the semifinals of Champions League.

As for his qualities, he is a protector left handed it goes a long way (1.90cm) which acts in the position of left center within 3-5-2 What would you like to suggest? Simone Inzhagiand stands out for his ball skills, good positioning, defensive solidity, cutting speed and surprising leadership skills relative to his young age.

All these qualities, added to the regularity and maturity he has shown since the end of his contract 2024 and he not only renewed, but caused the great ones to sigh for him, especially the City of ManchesterIf so Guardiola He is in love with his game. Likewise, he will probably renew at Interas confirmed by the player himself: “No problem with my renewal. We are talking to renew the contract and my agent take care of everything. He’s in charge of talking to the club, though negotiations are underway.”

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Beginnings in professional football

The young protector of 23 yearswas signed by the ‘interista’ group 2017 of Atalanta through 31 million after arguing alone 3 encounters in A series, as a sign of the full confidence that the people of Lombardy have in their potential. After incorporating it into the property, they gave it a year to Atalanta and another one at Parma for him to gain elite experience.

In 2019 the defender returned to the ‘neroazzurra’ discipline at the hands of Countthat I trusted him from the first moment and with whom he argued 2,560 minutes in his first campaign under his command. Furthermore, the coach saw himself from the beginning the level he could reach and where he could improve: “Cane He is 20 years old. He is our future, but he is also our present. When he goes on the attack, he does everything I ask of him and he is very good. But need to be more determined and aggressive precisely in the role of defender,” said the coach in the center-back’s first year at San Siro.

The importance of Antonio Conte

The improvement the defender has experienced in the two years he has been in charge Count It is no coincidence, the trainer made a specific follow-up aware of his potential and managed to improve, and in what way, his performance. For example, Cane it is reported that he and the Italian coach they chose Sergio Ramos as a defensive benchmark to look to to improve their aggressiveness and they analyzed their plays in video sessions after practice.

Such is the gratitude and admiration that the defender processes towards his former coach, that he did not hesitate to categorize him as the ‘Messi of coaches’:”When I arrived at Inter I was scaredbut when I came to the team, I realized that last name is not important. That everyone here is the same, in their strengths and weaknesses. Conte treated me as if he had been at Inter for 15 years. He took risks, he threw me into battle in important games. To the coaches, It’s like Messi in the context of footballers“The player was exposed in an interview.