Inter, Skriniar's replacement cannot be wrong: When the Slovakian is not on the field, the Nerazzurri concede goals and struggle on the right side. A worrying sign for the future, considering that Milan will move to Paris in July: here are the candidates to take his place. There are worrying signs at Inter ahead of the future: how difficult life is without Milan Skriniar. The data is clear: the last five goals conceded have come without the Slovakian. One of these was partly caused by the promised PSG player: that against Empoli, with the Nerazzurri down to 10 men after Skriniar's red card. Against Bologna, as against Udinese, Inter struggled on the right side without Milan on the field. At the Dall'Ara, they conceded a goal after losing the ball on that side, with D'Ambrosio. With or without Skriniar, everything changes for the Nerazzurri, they have no choice: they cannot make a mistake in choosing his replacement.

Empoli, Parma in the Italian Cup, Cremonese, Udinese, and Bologna all scored against an Inter team without Skriniar. In the Cup, he came off the bench, while he was absent due to suspension and injury against Cremonese and Bologna respectively, and rested against Udinese. With the former Sampdoria player on the field, Inzaghi has only conceded a goal in one match in 2023: against Monza. It is worrying how fragile the Nerazzurri are on the right side when Skriniar is not playing: Lovric beat Handanovic in the last match at San Siro in the league, finding a wide-open space on that side, with Darmian squeezing towards the center. This was a carbon copy of the move that led to Barrow's disallowed goal in Bologna-Inter, with Ferguson inexplicably left unmarked in the penalty area and then saved by Darmian.