Ninth league goal for the Nerazzurri striker against Roma: “We entered the second half with a different mentality. I’m improving, I’m learning something from everyone. Lautaro? We both help the team.” Bastoni also scored: “Unwatchable first half. Fundamental victory, it was important to repeat ourselves after Juve”. And Deputy Farris: “The kids can make mistakes for 20 minutes, but they always make it right”
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Another victory, the fifth in a row in the championship, which is worth yet another extension of theInter at the top of the rankings. Fundamental 4-2 for Inzaghi’s team against Roma, a comeback success at the Olimpico which is worth the provisional +7 over Juventus (played against Udinese on Monday, but the Nerazzurri still have to recover the match against Atalanta). Ninth goal in Serie A for Marcus Thuramwho spoke at the end of the match: “We returned to the second half with a different mentality. The important thing is not to give up and get the three points. After the break we regained confidence in our game.” On his contribution to the team: “I attack the goal, I’m improving. And if I don’t get the ball, I try to bother the defenders. I help as I can. There are great strikers in the team, we all give something to others. Where am I with growth? I work in Appiano and in matches, I feel very good with my teammates. I’m learning from everyone, I’m still young: everything I can learn I do“. On the understanding with Lautaro: “It’s wonderful to play with him. There is no first or second striker. We both help the team.” And on Inter’s objectives: “The championship is still very long, there are very difficult matches and nothing has changed. We’ll see in the end. Ditto the Champions League: we play every match to win it“.
Bastoni: “We made a mental switch”
Author of the final 4-2, Alessandro Bastoni he found his first goal in the championship: “Unwatchable first half, we weren’t us physically and mentally. They ate us. Then we spoke to each other, we heard the coach on speakerphone and in the second half we showed it. All matches are won with the mental aspect, we made a mental switch. The celebration is a tribute to Steph Curry, he is one of my inspirations. After the victory against Juve it was important to repeat ourselves, I’m happy for the goal. This victory is fundamental, it is energy for the week. We know what it means to get all the way to the Champions League, we will try again with a different ending“.
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Inter only knows how to win: Roma beaten 4-2
Farris: “We won by regaining our positions”
Present on the bench in place of the suspended Simone Inzaghi, the deputy Massimiliano Farris analyzed the match: “There wasn’t a video call as Bastoni said, but a communication between the coach and the boys. The intermediary was us, the staff. The first half wasn’t the Inter we know, Roma had an excellent impact on the match. Two avoidable goals, then the reason why this team is extraordinary came out. The boys can make mistakes for 20 minutes, but they make it right. It must be a warning, because playing at the Olimpico is difficult for everyone. The teams behind don’t give up and whoever we face can put us in difficulty.” How did Inter turn around? “Managing with mobility to create numerical superiority that puts their pressure out of play. The Olimpico is a stadium that pushes. The adjustment was finding our positions, raising the midfield: at the first signal we give, they react. The input was to find the right positions, it allowed us to dribble better. They struggled to equalize their numerical superiority. And then we have a lot of quality. Keeping the teams behind you away is important, but making a comeback like this on this pitch is equally important. The boys increased their quality despite the heavy pitch. We hugged each other with the awareness of having played a great game.” And in closing: “Lautaro or Thuram? Sanchez and Arnautovic are also important. The team’s desire to close it with substitutions is equally significant. We haven’t looked into Atletico yet, other than watching a few matches. First there is Salernitana. Atletico is used to playing these matches, we will prepare them as best as possible starting from San Siro.”