Inter coach Simone Inzaghi vowed his team will try to avoid the mistakes of the last Derby della Madonnina when they face AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana final on Monday.
Inter are aiming for a fourth straight Super Coppa in Riyadh, where a win would put them level with Juventus for the league record nine titles.
While the Nerazzurri are still in contention for the Scudetto, one of the low points of their campaign came when they last met Milan in September.
Federico Dimarco canceled out Christian Pulisic's opener in that match before Matteo Gabbia scored an 89th-minute winner for the Rossoneri, who have struggled this season.
Now coming up against a Milan side playing only their second game under Sergio Conceicao, Inzaghi knows Inter must improve on their most recent derby performance.
“It reminds us of some great games… the victory here in the semi-finals of the Champions League [in 2023]Inzaghi said.
“We also remember the last one, it was a defeat that we deserved to lose.
“We will try to avoid the mistakes of that match, knowing that Milan have changed coaches but have quality players.”
Inter are managed by Lautaro Martinez, who has scored just once in his last nine games but has played an influential role throughout Inzaghi's tenure.
Inzaghi is not worried about the Argentine's form and says: “The importance of Lautaro is great, I have said it several times. He is a great captain, he has inherited an important armband and is managing it in the best way. ”
“I was also a striker, albeit not as strong as him, and I know what it means not to always score in the way he has become accustomed to during his career.
“I see him in the best way. If the team wins, we must continue like this, knowing that he is fundamental.”
Asked if his team was too reliant on their captain, Inzaghi said: “I think all my teams have always looked for the striker to score goals, they have always scored.
“The team is also looking for [Marcus] Thuram, [Marco] Arnautovic, [Joaquin] Correa and [Mehdi] Taremi: we try to convert as much as possible, knowing that we also score a lot with other roles.”
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