Albania Manager Hails Inter Milan Midfielder’s Progress After Match-Winning Performance: “He Has Improved A Lot” | OneFootball

Albania manager Sylvinho spoke highly of Inter Milan midfielder Kristjan Asllani after a crucial UEFA Nations League win.

During his recent press conference, as reported by FCInterNews, Sylvinho hailed the 22-year-old’s notable improvement under his stewardship.

Kristjan Asllani scored a second-half winner to inspire Albania to a narrow 1-0 victory against Georgia on Monday.

Three precious points at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi helped the Red and Blacks return into contention for League A promotion.

After four rounds, the Albanians sit third in Group B1, albeit only one point adrift of the table-topping Czech Republic.

On that basis, Asllani couldn’t have picked a better moment to score his first international goal since June 2023.

But, while his international stock continues to grow, first-team opportunities at Inter remain at a premium.

Indeed, Simone Inzaghi has given Asllani only 142 minutes of Serie A action this season.

Had it not been for Hakan Calhanoglu’s fatigue issues, he probably wouldn’t have started against Monza in mid-September.

Yet, his four remaining league outings have come off the bench.

On top of that, he only made a late cameo appearance against Red Star Belgrade in the UEFA Champions League.

Despite his limited game time at Inter, Asllani is essential to Sylvinho’s set-up.

Albania Boss Sylvinho Heaps Praise on Inter Milan Midfielder Kristjan Asllani After Match-Winning Performance

“Asllani? He scored, he did very well like many of my players. We are proud of them,” Sylvinho said.

“In some situations in the defensive phase, Asllani was too close to our left-back, Mitaj.

“We had some problems blocking the opponents.

“He is a good player, he improved a lot with us and did very well.”

Meanwhile, Asllani returned from the international break with a minor fitness problem.

However, he should make the matchday squad this weekend as Inter head to the capital to meet Roma.