Inter consider goalkeeper rotation after Ajax win ahead of Sassuolo

Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu hailed a mature display as his side bounced back from domestic setbacks with a 2-0 Champions League victory at Ajax on Wednesday, but reports from Italy suggest the coach is weighing changes for Sunday’s Serie A fixture against Sassuolo that could include alternating his two goalkeepers. The win in Amsterdam was secured by Marcus Thuram’s two headed goals and came with Inter still managing the fitness of captain Lautaro Martinez, who was on the bench because of lingering back discomfort.

Thuram scored either side of halftime, both from Hakan Calhanoglu corners, as Inter executed a game plan Chivu described as aimed at neutralising Ajax’s strengths and keeping play in areas the visitors were comfortable defending. Chivu told Sky Sport Italia that the result was “a show of maturity” from a side he said had been close before and needed mental recovery after recent league defeats.

Lautaro Martinez, absent from the starting line-up because of back pain sustained in the Derby d’Italia, trained with the group on Friday but remained a doubt. Chivu said the Argentine was available for selection but that medical staff and the coach would not take...