Lavelli's debut: "As an Inter fan, I enjoyed every moment"
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— Yesterday2026 opened with a wonderful and well-deserved gift for Matteo Lavelli. The forward, born on December 8 2006, made his senior debut for Inter in the closing stages of the Serie A match against Bologna. Having made 18 appearances this season for the Under-23s (scoring once, in the Serie C Coppa Italia) and five for the Under-20s (with two goals), he came on in the 83rd minute, replacing Marcus Thuram.
Cristian Chivu, who coached him in Inter’s youth system, gave him his chance in the final minutes of the match against Bologna, pairing him up front with another Inter academy product, Pio Esposito.
It was a night to remember for Lavelli, filled with special emotions and a couple of eye-catching moments, in a buzzing San Siro.
“I tried my best, I came on when we were winning 3-0 but it's never easy when you find yourself in a new situation like that. The coach spoke to me before I came on, He told me that it wouldn’t be much different from the matches I usually play, except that the opponents would be stronger, and that I just had to do what I know how to do, and that I could do it well. For me it was incredible, as an Inter fan, to make my debut at San Siro, I enjoyed it to the fullest. My teammates? I take something from all the forwards, they’re champions, and I can learn so much from them.”
Matteo Lavelli