Mehdi Taremi had a poor performance in the last UEFA Champions League match between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan.
According to TMW, the Iranian foreigner was left “frozen” on a cold evening in Germany, which puts his stay at Inter even more in doubt.
Coach Simone Inzaghi made several adjustments to the lineup that beat Parma 3-1 in Serie A last Friday.
Taremi’s inclusion at the expense of Lautaro Martinez was one of the most significant alterations.
However, the 32-year-old proved to be an insufficient replacement for El Toro, as he failed to muster enough for Marcus Thuram.
No stranger to high-stakes European fixtures, Taremi had started all five Champions League games for Inter before Tuesday night.
But while he did well against Arsenal and Manchester City, among others, he was unrecognizable last night.
Except for forcing Edmond Taposba’s block, the former Porto talisman had no impact on the game.
With Inter gearing up for a pivotal league clash against Lazio, Inzaghi will likely reinstate El Toro.
Taremi’s debut with Giuseppe Meazza is an epic disaster.
In terms of performance, it’s been decent. However, a striker of Taremi’s caliber has scored more than one goal in 16 games.
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