Inter won 2-0 against Ajax away in their opening match of the UEFA Champions League league phase campaign, and apart from the two goals scored by French striker Marcus Thuram, 20-year-old Francesco Pio Esposito garnered all the attention in Amsterdam.

Cristian Chivu's team needed a win like the one on Wednesday night after two disappointing Serie A defeats against Udinese and Juventus, and the former Parma manager couldn't count on Nerazzurri's captain Lautaro Martinez for such an important game, due to a minor back injury that forced the Argentinian to the bench. Chivu could only pick one between Pio Esposito and Yann Bonny to play alongside Thuram and had no doubts: the Italian wonderkid made his Champions League debut starting for the away side, showing all his qualities in the 90 min

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