Inter are in the quarter-finals after Thursday's 2-0 win thanks to goals from Marko Arnautovic and Kristjan Asllani, leaving Inzaghi satisfied.
The performance:
“It's a round of 16, when I say I have 25 starters, I really mean it. Every day I have to make choices, for the sake of Inter. Today we showed a good sign, with a serious match in which we had everything to lose: the boys were able to interpret it very well from the first to the last minute.”
“We have said it from the beginning, we know that there are and will be difficulties, because there are so many obligations. However, I am fortunate to have a great working group and we must continue like this, knowing that in four days we will have to start again games, then another on the 28th, then the Super Cup. These are excellent signs.”
The team never seems to suffer.
“We are improving every day, on Monday we won by a big margin, but on Tuesday we analyzed it, because it was a great match, but even there we could have performed better in some situations. Tonight we found a worthy opponent, who will come here came. I'm playing an important match: I made eight changes compared to Monday and it didn't show. Udinese have important players and it showed, my team always stayed focused and I'm very satisfied with tonight's match.”
How important is it to get constant answers from the team?
“We are certainly running, but other teams are also running. The two you mentioned first, but I also think of Fiorentina, Lazio, Juventus, Bologna, Milan. I always said the championship would be open and not like the last two, there are pitfalls every day and you have to be good: it is not easy to regain energy. I always want to have players available, I also change for that: we have some problems at the back, we have some problems Missed Acerbi and Pavard for a month, who are important players. Tonight I asked Bastoni to make a sacrifice and he was very good, Bisseck, Darmian and De Vrij also give nice guarantees.”
Is the exchange between Taremi and Arnautovic instinct or work in training?
“They were very good, I think there is little of a schedule, apart from the guidance that Taremi has to do, which we always tell him. But they were both very good, Taremi did very well and Arnautovic made a great move. They are International players, they don't surprise me, just like the performances of Lautaro, Thuram or Correa don't surprise me. They have to continue like this, knowing that we have a lot of matches and that they are all important for us.'
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