Federico Dimarco, Inter's left-sided midfielder, delivered what the ratings column had been predicting all season — a decisive contribution in the Coppa Italia final against Lazio at the Olimpico, with Inter winning 2-0 to complete the double under Cristian Chivu.
The significance of that result extends beyond silverware. Inter finish a Serie A campaign in which Dimarco accumulated six goals and sixteen assists across 33 matches — numbers that reframe what a left-sided midfielder can mean to a title-winning structure. An average rating of 7.40 across those appearances is not a product of one good run; it reflects consistent, match-shaping involvement across a season in which Chivu's side won 27, drew four, and lost five, finishing first on 85 points with 85 goals scored.
The Coppa Italia final was the punctuation mark. Tuttosport's match ratings described Dimarco's left foot as "geniale" — the kind of adjective Italian football writing reserves for moments that alter a game's logic rather than merely execute within it. Lazio, managed by Maurizio Sarri, were beaten 2-0, and the performance of Dimarco and Denzel Dumfries on the right drew particular attention in post-match assessments, with Lazio's defensive pairing of Adam Marusic and Nuno Tavares cited for costly errors.
Sixteen assists in a single Serie A season is not a number that arrives by accident. It requires a coach who trusts the player with structural responsibility, teammates who time their runs to his delivery, and a defender willing to accept that his attacking output is the primary currency of his position. Chivu's Inter have built their left flank around exactly that contract, and Dimarco has honoured it across every phase of the campaign.
At 28, Dimarco is at the precise intersection of physical peak and tactical maturity. The AI overall rating of 77 out of 100 reflects a player operating at an elite level — a testament to his technical quality and the system that maximizes his strengths. That is not a limitation; it is a description of how elite collective football works. The numbers he has produced this season belong to the system as much as to the man, and that is precisely why they are repeatable.
Inter's double — Serie A title and Coppa Italia — is the clearest possible validation of Chivu's approach. Dimarco's season sits at the centre of that validation. Sixteen assists and a Coppa Italia winner's medal is a body of work that demands no further qualification.