Inter midfielder Federico Dimarco carries a single assist into Saturday's away fixture against Roma, a modest return on paper for a player who has averaged a 7.20 rating across Inter's four-match winning run in Serie A — a number that speaks to consistent contribution rather than individual brilliance, and that is precisely the point.
Chivu's Inter sit second in the table with 12 points from four matches, having scored 13 goals and conceded six. That attacking output — more than three goals per game — places the Nerazzurri among the division's most productive sides at this early stage, and Dimarco's role in that system is structural rather than statistical. A midfielder who operates across the left channel, Dimarco at 28 has reached the age where his value is measured less in goal involvements and more in the decisions he makes before the ball arrives.
The Roma fixture arrives at a useful moment for that kind of assessment. Inter will be without Hakan Calhanoglu, confirmed unavailable for the match, which shifts the burden of ball progression and positional discipline onto the players around him. Dimarco is one of those players. His AI overall of 76 out of 100 reflects a profile that is complete without being exceptional — a footballer who does the difficult things reliably, which in a depleted midfield is exactly what Chivu needs.
Genoa, meanwhile, await Inter in the next cup round after defeating Sudtirol, adding another fixture to a schedule that will test squad depth across the autumn. Dimarco's ability to sustain his rating through congestion will matter more than any single performance.
Four wins, no draws, no defeats. Inter's record is clean. Dimarco's job is to keep it that way.