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Miranda picking up where Walter Samuel left off at Inter
The 31 year old topped Roberto Mancini’s wanted list last summer and the Nerazzurri president Erik Thohir did not fail to meet his manager’s needs.
The former Atletico Madrid star has justified his price tag in the seven Serie A games played so far, a part from the dramatic clash against Fiorentina in which Miranda received a straight red card in the first half.
The Nerazzurri have conceded only seven goals in the first ten Serie A matches, while Handanovic has kept six clean sheets. The ever-reliable centre back’s leadership has also impressed Inter’s vice president, a certain Javier Zanetti, who played something like 822 games during his 19 year spell at the club.
Inter have recovered the defensive solidity that they used to show under José Mourinho when the top-class defenders Lucio and Walter Samuel where the centerpieces of the Special One’s defensive line.
Following the Brazilian’s and the Argentinean’s departure from San Siro, the likes of Andrea Ranocchia and Juan Jesus have failed to take the baton left by the 2010 Champions League winners, but the arrival of Miranda seems to have fill the gaps left by the legendary defensive duo.
