No Backing Down From Mistakes! Barella Carries Inter's Midfield in Two Crucial Matches, Proving His Status as Spiritual Leader Is Well-Earned

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Barella has been in scorching form to open the season, delivering crucial contributions in comeback victories against Napoli and Udinese. Although he gifted Napoli the lead through an error in that match, he responded by intensifying his performance and asserting control of the midfield. Against Udinese, with Lautaro Martinez absent and Inter trailing by two goals, he and Carlos Augusto partnered in the latter stages of the first half to pull level, with Barella scoring a shot brimming with both technical quality and raw emotion to level at 2-2. In the second half, he virtually dominated the midfield, dictating the tempo. Ahead of their upcoming fixture against Roma, Inter's No. 23 is no stranger to big-game pressure, and the team continues to lean heavily on this midfield beacon.