Alessandro Bastoni is a true creative genius.

Inter Milan had a strong start in Serie A yesterday, crushing Torino with a clean 5-0 victory, but what’s really impressive is the scene in front of you

Imagine with me that the player who scored Inter’s fourth goal from this spot with this perfect curving shot is the team’s defender, not the playmaker or even the full-back!

Imagine with me that the team’s defender scored a goal yesterday, set up a goal, and made 10 accurate long passes out of 11.

He’s laughing at us because he’s just a defender, but he knows how to do everything!

Imagine having a defender who masters all types of passes, knows how to run with the ball, knows how to move to the final third, creates chances from perfect crosses, knows how to play with his head,

and scores goals, all in addition to his defensive duties, which he performs perfectly!

If Alessandro Bastoni played for Real Madrid or Barcelona, he would be considered the best defender in the world.

Inter MiamiInter Milan has a gem and a truly creative player.

By the way,

this is a common sight from Bastoni.

I mean, it’s not the first time he’s done this.

This is a scene you see in every Inter game, twice, three times, four times.

De Marco, the wing-back, when he finds himself facing a defender and doesn’t know what to do, passes the ball to Bastoni.

Inter here is trying to use the back pass as a catalyst to press forward, so the opponent’s defense steps up a notch.

From here, Inzaghi takes advantage of Bastoni’s ability to make curved crosses that go behind the defenders,

and Inter’s attackers move in the opposite direction of the defenders and pick up the cross to the far post behind the last defender in the line.

If you notice in this play, you will see two Inter players blocking and holding the Torino defenders in their places to create a 1vs1 situation for Toram on the far post, and Toram wins the aerial duels and no one can talk to him at this point.

That’s why Toram crosses the ball to Bastoni and scores.

Kievo repeats the same idea as Anzagi and uses Bastoni in the same way.

Player Profile: Alessandro Bastoni

Alessandro Bastoni is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Inter Milan.

He is widely considered one of the best center backs in the world and in Europe.

Date and place of birth: April 13, 1999 (age 26), Casalmaggiore, Italy

Joined: August 2018 (Parma Calcio 1913) ·

Current teams: Inter Milan (#95), Italy national football team (#23)

Height: 1.9 m

Parents: Nicola Bastoni

Weight: 75 kg

Alessandro Bastoni is a true creative genius