Dimarco Named Serie A Player of the Year at Gran Gala del Calcio
Inter’s season of dominance spilled onto the red carpet at the Gran Gala del Calcio, where the Nerazzurri were officially named Serie A Club of the Year and Federico Dimarco walked away with the night’s biggest personal prize.
The wing-back, the symbol of Inter’s aggressive, high-octane football, was voted Serie A Player of the Year by his fellow professionals – a peer verdict that carries real weight in a dressing room culture.
The Team of the Season underlined just how far Inter’s influence stretches across the league. The ideal eleven read like a who’s who of the campaign: Mile Svilar in goal; a back line featuring Marco Palestra, Alessandro Bastoni and Manuel Akanji; Scott McTominay and Luka Modric in midfield alongside Hakan Calhanoglu and Nico Paz; and an attacking trio of Lautaro Martinez, Donyell Malen and Dimarco himself.
Dimarco, draped in the spotlight, did not hide what the award meant to him.
“Receiving an award like this is unique,” he said, clearly moved by the recognition. He immediately turned the conversation to improvement, not celebration. “Last year I set the assist record, and this season I want to improve even further.”
That hunger has become a theme in this Inter squad. Captain Lautaro Martinez, also honoured on the night, echoed that sense of collective drive.
“It is always an honour to receive votes from colleagues,” Lautaro said. “We have a great group and had a fantastic season.”
Dimarco then pulled back the curtain on the moment that changed his career trajectory. It wasn’t a trophy lift. It was a defeat.
He traced his breakthrough back to the lost Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, a wound that still stings but clearly sharpened his edge.
“My breakthrough? It all started after the lost Champions League final against PSG, which pushed us to give our absolute maximum,” he explained, turning personal heartbreak into a team-wide mission statement.
Yet beneath the awards and applause, a more delicate issue surfaced. Dimarco’s contract.
The club’s Player of the Year, a homegrown figurehead in the side, revealed that talks over a new deal have not even started. For a player at the peak of his powers, that silence bites.
“Renewal? Unfortunately, we haven’t spoken about it,” he admitted. “I hoped it would happen after last season’s performance.”
The contrast was stark: the league’s top individual honour in one hand, uncertainty about his future in the other.
Dimarco refused to dwell on it for long. His gaze quickly snapped back to the pitch and a fixture that has irritated Inter for too long.
“Now I want to remain focused on the match against Napoli,” he added. “We haven’t been able to win against them for too long.”
On a night built to celebrate the past season, Dimarco’s words cut through the glamour. Inter have their trophies, their titles, their gala recognition. The question now is whether the club will match that ambition off the field and lock down one of their most decisive players before another defining night arrives.
