07/07/2012, 03:22 PM
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 | أفضل عضو بقسم الرياضة العالمية لشهر فبراير | | تاريخ التسجيل: 03/03/2011
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One confirmed piece of business to take place between Serie A clubs has seen Matias Silvestre join Inter. The former Palermo man will be seen as a replacement for fellow South American Lucio, who has himself made an Italian city swap from Milan to join The Old Lady in Turin. The Argentine's talents were enough to convince Stramaccioni to bring the defender to the club after just one season at Palermo, having signed from Sicilian rivals Catania last August.
A physically imposing centre-half, Silvestre has gained a reputation at the opposite end for his goalscoring exploits, netting the joint-most goals of any defender in the division last term, with 5. Unsurprisingly 4 of said strikes came from headers, again enough to see him tied at the top with 5 other players in the league in this regard, though from considerably fewer efforts. If you consider that Miroslav Klose, a player known for his aerial prowess and one of those joining the 27-year old on 4 headed goals, took 25 attempts to reach the same tally, the fact that Silvestre did so from just 8 attempts (50%) proves that he knows how to attack a cross.
Defensively, Silvestre's statistics stand out in terms of clearances, with 269 enough to see him rank in the top 10, but behind the man he will be replacing - Lucio. He does, however, outdo the Brazilian in terms of being dribbled past less often, with 15 way down on Lucio's 34 and testament to a defender with good pace and timing in the challenge. We finish, though, on a stat that should excite most Interisti, with the centre-back having scored 3 more goals over the past two seasons than playmaker Wesley Sneijder (11 to 8).
WhoScored Scout: Ramirez, Jovetic & Silvestre |
