Alfred Duncan didn’t only come up tops against Kwadwo Asamoah over the scoreline between Sassuolo and Inter Milan on Serie-A opening day, his performance spoke volumes.
Domenico Berardi’s 27th minute penalty was eventually enough to hand the Black and Greens all three precious points before their home fans at the Mapei Stadium.
Sassuolo’s hardfought win also saw some interesting battles between some Ghanaians with Alfred Duncan and Kevin-Prince Boateng playing for the hosts while Kwadwo Asamoah was making his Inter debut.
It is the battled between Alfred Duncan and Kwadwo Asamoah that particularly caught the attention of FootballmadeinGhana.com.
Duncan played as if he wanted to prove a point against his former employers and he surely did.
The 25-year-old put up a masterful performance against a crack Inter side who have been tipped as title contenders this season.
As if being possessed, the former Sampdoria man bossed the midfield – breaking up attacks of his opponents while setting up same for his side.
His burst of abbundant energy was a sight to behold – combining well with Francesco Magnanelli in the heart of the Sassuolo midfield.
The personal battles between Duncan and Asamoah would be rated 50-50 as the new Inter man also impressed initially playing in midfield and subsequently shifted to the left-wing back position following the substitution of Dalbert.
Duncan’s impressive display ought to catch the attention of Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah.
With such a performance, the youngster should be his one of the usual starters for the new-look Black Stars which is being preached.
