André Onana was able to convince during the 1-0 victory of Internationale against Barcelona on Tuesday evening. GOAL now wonders how long the Cameroonian closing post will have to do with a role as ‘cup goalkeeper’. So far, Simone Inzaghi has invariably opted for the experience of Samir Handanovic in the competition, but the 38-year-old Slovenian regularly makes mistakes in Serie A.
GOAL is impressed by the appearance of 26-year-old Onana, who is currently in three official games for Inter. “He knows what to do with the ball at his feet, while he also acts convincingly in the air. He also showed a personality by whipping up his teammates like an experienced keeper should do.” It is written about Onana’s best match in the shirt of i Nerazzurri until now.
Onana herself was also satisfied with his performance and speaks about a special evening in Milan. Between 2010 and 2015, the former Ajax goalkeeper played in the youth of Barcelona. “It’s worth a lot to me that I didn’t pass tonight. I have done my team a great service. We are very happy with this result and hope to continue like this.” After Hakan Çalhanoglu’s goal just before half-time, Onana again jumped around in San Siro in a characteristic way.
So currently Onana is in three games this season, while Handanovic has already been under the bar eight times. Inter are in a disappointing ninth place after eight games in Serie A. The difficult game against Sassuolo is scheduled for this Saturday. Whether Inzaghi actually chooses to leave Onana in the Italian league remains to be seen, but after two clean sheets in a row in the Champions League he is in good shape.