Federico Dimarco’s familiar left flank remains one of Inter’s most reliable routes forward, but the Parma match offered another indication of Cristian Chivu’s broader idea: positions are there to be exchanged, not guarded. The wing-back appeared on the right, moved inside and joined attacks through central areas as Inter continued to spread their goals across the squad.
Dimarco’s changing route against Parma
- In the third minute, Dimarco arrived in the right-sided channel occupied by Diouf and struck with his right foot after receiving the Frenchman’s pass. Parma goalkeeper Corvi held the effort.
- He again left his starting side in the 23rd minute, this time beginning on the left before driving into a more central position rather than seeking the byline for a cross.
- At 36 minutes, Dimarco was found wide on the right and delivered into the middle for Marcus Thuram.
- Diouf took greater responsibility on that side later in the match, although Dimarco returned into central zones after the interval to circulate possession and give Inter an extra man in midfield.
It was not simply an isolated movement in a single afternoon. Chivu has built his Inter around a fluid interpretation of roles, allowing players to occupy different spaces as attacks develop. Dimarco’s natural lane is still the left, but the Parma performance showed how readily he can be used elsewhere.
Chivu’s flexible Inter
The Inter coach has described the principle in direct terms. When a teammate rotates on his side of the pitch, he said, that player can move inside; at different moments he may act as a forward or as a midfielder. Chivu also pointed to Dimarco’s cross from the right-wing-back position and said his players are developed enough to adjust even to a back four.
That mobility has helped make Inter unusually difficult to contain in the opening part of the season. Ten different players have already scored, matching Brighton’s total and exceeding the current figures of Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Hansi Flick’s Barcelona.
- Lautaro Martinez leads Inter’s scoring list with four goals.
- Thuram, Pio, Bonny, Sucic, Calhanoglu, Zielinski, Carlos, Barella and Bisseck have also found the net.
For Dimarco, the new movements add another layer to a role in which he has already been decisive. He finished last season as Serie A’s leading assist provider with 17, a demanding standard to surpass. Yet in Chivu’s rotating structure, “Dimash” has been given further ways to influence the match: crossing from the opposite side, arriving between the lines and helping Inter create an overload in the middle of the pitch.
