In the early morning of the 21st, despite Inter Milan being passive for most of the match in Group D of the UEFA Europa League, substitute Faddis was once again a miracle worker, delivering a fine assist in the 87th minute to equalize the score by Nadalu Martinez, drawing 1-1 away from home with Real Sociedad. Midfielder Nicolau Ballerina had a red card crisis in the match, but was lucky to avoid a robbery under the scrutiny of VAR, which became the key for his team to get a valuable point.
Last year's finalists Inter Milan made a comeback this season and suffered a change of heart just four minutes into the match when center back Bastoni was cut off in defense and Real Sociedad midfielder Brisvendis took the lead with a one-two punch. Inter was not discouraged despite the deficit, and failed to hit the target with only 3 shots in the first half, while Real Sociedad had 3 of 8 shots on target.
At the start of the second half, Inter coach Szymon Nszaky made three changes in one go, including the introduction of midfielder Faddis. The 24-year-old Italian international lived up to his reputation, converting a pinpoint shot into an assist in the 87th minute, with the equalizer coming from Nadalou Martinez, who was ambushed in front of the goal. Faddis came on as a substitute in the last round of the Milan Derby in Serie A and scored a goal to help Inter beat AC Milan 5-1, and also scored twice to help Italy beat Ukraine in the Europa League qualifying round, so the Italian media thinks "Earnie" should be given the start. "Faddis should be given a chance to start.
It is worth mentioning that a controversial incident occurred in the 65th minute of the game, Inter midfielder Nicolou Ballerina kicked his opponent Brisvendis, referee Oliva showed a direct red card, but after watching the VAR replay, the penalty was canceled, otherwise Inter might not have been able to set the score at 1-1.
