Albania Manager Hails Inter Milan Midfielder’s Progress After Match-Winning Performance: “He Has Improved A Lot”

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·16 October 2024

Albania manager Sylvinho spoke highly of Inter Milan midfielder Kristjan Asllani after a crucial UEFA Nations League win.

During his recent press conference, as reported by FCInterNews, Sylvinho hailed the 22-year-old’s notable improvement under his stewardship.

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Kristjan Asllani scored a second-half winner to inspire Albania to a narrow 1-0 victory against Georgia on Monday.

Three precious points at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi helped the Red and Blacks return into contention for League A promotion.

After four rounds, the Albanians sit third in Group B1, albeit only one point adrift of the table-topping Czech Republic.

On that basis, Asllani couldn’t have picked a better moment to score his first international goal since June 2023.

But, while his international stock continues to grow, first-team opportunities at Inter remain at a premium.

Indeed, Simone Inzaghi has given Asllani only 142 minutes of Serie A action this season.

Had it not been for Hakan Calhanoglu’s fatigue issues, he probably wouldn’t have started against Monza in mid-September.

Yet, his four remaining league outings have come off the bench.

On top of that, he only made a late cameo appearance against Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League.

Despite his limited game time at Inter, Asllani is essential to Sylvinho’s set-up.

“Asllani? He scored, he did very well like many of my players. We are proud of them,” Sylvinho said.

“In some situations in the defensive phase, Asllani was too close to our left-back, Mitaj.

“We had some problems blocking the opponents.

“He is a good player, he improved a lot with us and did very well.”

Meanwhile, Asllani returned from the international break with a minor fitness problem.

However, he should make the matchday squad this weekend as Inter head to the capital to meet Roma.