Thursday’s reports claim that Cristian Chivu is planning on rotating his goalkeepers over the next two matches and that Ivan Provedel is in line to make his Serie A debut for the Nerazzurri against Parma this weekend.
Report: Chivu planning to rotate goalkeepers for next two Inter matches
Josep Martinez has started in all of Inter’s competitive matches so far this season, but according to reports from Calciomercato.com, Chivu wants an ‘inclusive’ environment for his players, which also extends to the goalkeepers.
Aside from Djed Spence, who has been unavailable while working his way back to fitness following his summer transfer from Tottenham Hotspur, Chivu has given competitive minutes to every single one of his outfield players already this season.
This policy means that Provedel is also in line for his first Inter opportunity following his summer transfer from Lazio. Calciomercato reports that he is in line to start when the Nerazzurri host Parma in San Siro on Saturday evening. Martinez is likely to return when Inter take on Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Provedel joined Inter in a low-cost deal from Lazio over the summer following surveys for the likes of Guglielmo Vicario, now at Juventus, and Emiliano Martinez, now at Chelsea.
In the end, rather than bringing in an expensive first-choice goalkeeper, the Nerazzurri took the decision to promote last season’s no.2 Martinez and bring in a cheaper understudy to provide cover and competition and eventually settled on Provedel at a cost of €3m.
