At the iconic San Siro, Jesus rises

At one of football's iconic venues, Gabriel Jesus found himself again.

- Dhiman Sarkar

Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus celebrates after scoring against Inter at San Siro on Tuesday. AFP

(AFP)

Two close-range finishes from the Brazilian striker anda brilliant long-distance strike from Viktor Gyokeres, who replaced Jesus, settled the issue between the Serie A and Premier League leaders at San Siro and ensured that Arsenal will play the second match of the knockout rounds at home.

Seven wins in seven matches of the Champions League and in contention for a quadruple, Arsenal's squad depth will be tested. It has been their Achilles Heel over the past three seasons but this looks different. Ricardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie are injured, Martin Odegaard was an unused substitute but after resting seven players from the 0-0 draw at Forest, Arsenal beat Inter Milan 3-1.

Returning to action in December, Jesus was one of those who didn’t start at the weekend. Less than two minutes after kickoff, he almost got to the end ofa Bukayo Saka delivery before Manuel Akanji did. Ten minutes in, he capped off. sustained spell of possession from Arsenal by sticking a leg out froma defensive sandwich to direct Jurrien Timber’s shot past Yann Sommer.