Dimarco record sparks classic Inter celebration, but is it 16 or 17 assists?

Dimarco record sparks classic Inter celebration, but is it 16 or 17 assists?

Marcus Thuram brought out a very special Inter celebration to congratulate Federico Dimarco on an historic Serie A assist, one used in the past for Ronaldo, but is it a full record or not?

The Nerazzurri opened the scoring at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino this evening against Torino, when Dimarco floated a trademark cross to the back post for Thuram’s header from close range.

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Dimarco makes history for Inter

This was no ordinary goal, because it was for Opta the 16th Serie A assist of the season for Dimarco.

It enabled him to enter the history books, equalling the previous record of 16 set by Alejandro ‘Papu’ Gomez for Atalanta in the 2019-20 campaign.

The Lega Serie A suggest he actually provided 17 assists already this season, but Opta only calculated 16 because of a significant deflection on one of his corners that was then turned in.

Thuram knew as much and brought out a celebration from the history books too, as he knelt down and acted as a shoeshine for his teammate and that special left foot.

Inter fans will remember this was created by Francesco Moriero, using it first on the Fenomeno Ronaldo, then on Alvaro Recoba.