Alexis is no longer such a child (32 years old) but he does maintain some of that 'wonder' that earned him the nickname even as a young promise. The one from Tocopilla is in an adaptation to his new role. The forward was always a star and his time at United, due to price, salary and performance, was the great blur of his careerto. Milan appeared as the place to recover the level and now, it is going through its best stretch of form in several campaigns.
Antonio Conte has not been in a hurry with him and time has proved him right. Alexis had to live his particular reconditioning to Calcium, the one that he dominated from Udine years ago. “Yesterday I spoke about it, underlining that he has never had this psychophysical condition since he is at Inter. It has been good that we have been patient and that he works in the right way. He knows that only work has returned him to certain levels, “Conte said after the Chilean's double against Parma.
Porque, although Lukaku had an excellent performance, it was the Chilean who scored to get the three points. For the former he had some luck, catching a rebound after a Parma defender tried to steal the ball from the Belgian striker. Alexis infiltrated, beat the defenders and defined with power and precision.
The second was the culmination of a work of art by the Belgian giant. Lukaku started in his own field and, like a high-speed train, crossed the green with force. Thus, he planted himself in the front and assisted like 10 of fine foot so that Alexis scored his second goal at will. 1-2 in Ennio Tardini, 3 points and a distance with Milan that is already six. Juve, along with Atalanta, is ten.
These two goals made Alexis happy, who celebrated with anger, the Inter fans and also Conte, who now considers the Chilean a more realistic alternative to Lukaku and Lautaro. “We have spent almost a year and a half with only Lautaro and Lukaku. Last year we had Esposito, who is now growing in Serie B and now we have a boy like Pinamonti, who is on the right track and has the potential to grow, but he is still young and needs to get even stronger. Having the possibility to choose, something that never happened in the past, makes me feel more comfortable, “said the Italian.
Alexis lights the fuse at the right moment. When their help can become vital for Inter, eleven years later, to win the Scudetto again.