Ex Lazio Midfielder Marco Parolo: ‘Inter Milan Defense Made A Huge Error On Bologna Equalizer’ | OneFootball

Former Lazio midfielder Marco Parolo believes that the Inter Milan defense made a big error to allow Joshua Zirkzee to equalize for Bologna.

Parolo spoke to Italian broadcaster DAZN, via FCInterNews, after the 2-2 Serie A draw between the Nerazzurri and the Rossoblu.

It was a long ball to striker Joshua Zirkzee that undid the Nerazzurri defense early on in the second half.

The former Bayern Munich striker scored the goal that would prove to be the equalizer.

And the Dutchman deserves plenty of credit for his work on the goal. Zirkzee’s control was excellent, whilst his shot was perfectly struck and hit with enough disguise to fool everyone including Inter keeper Yann Sommer.

But at the same time,  Zirkzee’s work was made a lot easier by the positioning of Inter’s defense as he scored.

The 22-year-old had some space in which to control the ball and then set up his shot.

Then, there were not enough bodies in the way to really block Zirkzee’s effort. No one reacted to the situation quickly enough, and the Bologna striker spotted a corridor of space to shoot through and beat Sommer.

All three Inter defenders were to some extent culpable.

Parolo: Inter Milan Defense Made An Error On Joshua Zirkzee Equalizer For Bologna

Pavard made a positional error.

The Frenchman ended up staying too close to Francesco Acerbi instead of providing a presence in front of Zirkzee on the right side of the Inter backline.

It was not clear why Pavard followed his teammate in that manner.

And then Bastoni found himself a bit in no man’s land.

The 24-year-old aimed to try and cover for Pavard, but lacked conviction, simply standing by as Zirkzee shot.

“I’d say that it’s about 70% to Zirkzee and then 30% to the Inter defense,” Parolo said. “They made a huge error.”

The former midfielder continued that “They can’t get turned around like that.”

And he also argued that “I don’t know if I could see Inter going on a run against Torino, Salzburg, and Roma. Not based on the last few matches.”