The Inter coach Simone Inzaghi spoke to the microphones of Skyafter the Champions League match against Leipzig won 1-0: “There is satisfaction, we knew the importance of tonight’s match. We were playing against a good team, which until Sunday had the best defense in the Bundesliga. We have played an excellent match, we were always in balance and it’s not easy with them. It’s a shame we didn’t score the second goal, but the team suffered relatively little.”
The first thought when looking at the ranking?
“There is clearly satisfaction, but to get to the top 8 we still need a little step. We have had an excellent run, 4 consecutive victories and 5 matches without conceding a goal. I was afraid of tonight’s match, but the team is mature and knew not to be influenced by Leipzig’s 0 points.”
Are you ready to return to the final?
“It’s the objective of all the teams, even more so for me who coaches Inter. There’s a lot of competition and it’s not easy to play every 2 and a half days. I’m lucky to have these guys who are used to it, c ‘There is great availability from everyone.”
Could you have done better in the last 30 metres?
“I agree. There was the opportunity from Dumfries at the start of the second half, which probably would have directed the match in another way, and Mkhitaryan’s goal seemed fair to me. The opponent was of value, Openda is strong for don’t talk about Sesko and Nusa. However, he found an Inter that was in the game the way I like it. We knew how to get to the bottom of a game that was anything but simple.”
Why the drop at the end?
“Not having scored the second goal, in the last 20 minutes we slowed down a bit. However, the team was good, playing every 3 days we need to get as many players as possible playing. We have tools to understand who is better. Tonight we had a little problem with Pavard, we hope he comes back soon.”
What are these tools?
“Tools that tell you how the kids have recovered. Whoever had the match is monitored, beyond the coach’s eye. Sometimes we use them and I have a staff that helps me a lot.”