Can Sommer be called the best goalkeeper in Serie A? The numbers say this: the Swiss is the goalkeeper who has suffered the least.
Former Inter, Sampdoria, and national team goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca spoke to the microphones of TvPlay to judge the quality of the goalkeepers in the 2023-24 Serie A championship. First of all, Pagliuca said he was somewhat amazed about the performance of the current championship: “I did not expect such a crushing Inter. I thought Juve would give it more of a fight, instead after the direct clash the Bianconeri gave up. “
And one of the keys to the Nerazzurri’s dominance, according to the interviewee lies in the defense. “Sommer had an excellent season, always decisive and Inter made an incredible capital gain considering also the purchase and sale of Onana.”
“Sommer is not a kid,” Pagliuca continued, “but he is very reliable. Yesterday’s goal for me is a contest of blame between him and Dumfries.” Thus, according to Pagliuca, the mistake was more the side’s than the goalkeeper’s. “Sommer was a bit deceived,” added the former goalkeeper, in reference to the goal Inter conceded against Udinese. “But nothing happened and it will pass into oblivion.”
“Here in Italy there are good goalkeepers,” then added the former Inter, “from Carnesecchi to Svilar. The award should always be given to those who win, Sommer will win the Scudetto and therefore deserves the award for the best goalkeeper in Serie A. However, I wanted to mention those other two goalkeepers as well. “
Sommer, a certainty for Inter: “That’s why he is the best goalkeeper in Serie A. “
According to Gianluca Pagliuca, Svilar should be praised precisely because he started as a reserve and was therefore not so expected to show such confidence. The former Inter player also likes Di Gregorio a lot. “But he is not new: he has been doing well for two years. I like him because he is brave. He buffers his face and doesn’t cross like everyone else. “
“If Donnarumma plays the way he is playing now at PSG,” the interviewee continued, “I see it hard for him to lose his place in the national team. Of course he has ups and downs, as happened to him two years ago, but I think he has matured a lot and is having a very important season. Carnesecchi is a very good prospect, but I see him as antagonistic to Vicario.”
According to Pagliuca, Inter will not replace Sommer next season: “Inter needs an established goalkeeper, not a bet. I would have liked Vicario and I know Inter thought about it, but then he went to Tottenham. Let’s not forget that Sommer is 35 years old but still in his prime and will still be the Nerazzurri goalkeeper for a few years. “
