MILAN (ITALPRESS) – There is an obligation to think only and exclusively about the Champions League and the Champions League match against Atléticobut the risk is that thoughts will still return to the derby on Sunday night, because two days is not enough to accept the blow and pretend nothing happened. But for Chivu maybe enough: “The beauty of football is that there is always revenge – said the Nerazzurri coach at the conference -. We put quality and determination into this derby, but we lacked clarity and luck. Now a difficult match awaits us in the Champions League against Atletico.”
“What do Inter lack in head-to-head matches? I take the attitude, maturity and quality that I see. The desire to be proactive with or without the ball, his growth is clear to see. We barely collected anything in the live games but I’m confident. We played a solid game against Milan and this defeat made me reflect. Just adding something is not enough, so we will try to break the taboo of direct clashes. This team is alive and wants to get back to the top.”Chivu said again.
There is still a lot of frustration (“As Barella said, it’s better to be hit with the ball and lose 3-0 than to lose a game like we did”), also because the real risk is that tomorrow night’s match will be tactically very similar to Sunday’s match, against a team that defends first and tries to break its opponent’s rhythm: “It’s like the match against Milan, we have to be proactive and careful in taking precautions. We have to be sharper in front of goal. Simeon? He always transmits his ideas, 14 years at a club is not a small thing. I faced him when he coached Catania, I admired him and I’ve always liked him. In Libya (during a friendly match played in October, ed.) we exchanged words, I hope to have an important career like him.”
Tomorrow night, however, their sole aim will be to upset him, and Inter know they have the right weapons to do it. He will be there to lead his team in attack Lautaro Martinezwhose dark expression spoke volumes about the bitterness still felt in the dressing room following the defeat against Milan: “We deserved more in the derby, but we have taken a step forward – said the center forward from Argentina the day before -. Atletico is a very worthy opponent, we know how important this game is after Sunday. What changes for me between the championship and the Champions League? Previously they said I only scored goals in the league and not in the Champions League, now they say the opposite. I am calm with myself, I work to give joy to the fans. I believe this team is good and strong. We are ready and will try to bring points to Italy because it is very important for us. In this last period something was lacking, this made us a little worried because the performance was always there. In difficult moments the team will come out on top, we have to pay attention to the details that always make the difference in difficult games.”
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(ITALPRES).
