September 16, 2024
Inter Milan’s manager Simone Inzaghi has called for the need for his players to deliver a formidable performance against Atletico Madrid ahead of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) Round of 16 tie.
Under the tutelage of Inzaghi, the Nerazzurri made it to the final of rye UCL last season, where he lost narrowly to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
So far this season, the Italian giants are leading the log on the Seria A table, holding a nine-point lead over second-placed Juventus, despite having a game in hand.
Looking to replicate this form in the UCL on Tuesday, Simone Inzaghi in his recent press conference has urged his players to showcase “the real inter.
His words, “We know what we did last year, we experienced magical nights together with our club and our fantastic fans. We would like to do it again, we know that there are great teams that have the same aspiration as Inter,” TMW reports.
“Tomorrow evening, we’ll face an opponent of absolute value, a quality team. In the last few games, Atletico have changed 22-23 players and the team hasn’t changed. They’re an excellent team, coached very well by Diego, it’ll be a very complicated tie for us, but we’ll play great.
“Tomorrow is the first 180-minute match, at our home, we know there’ll be a wonderful atmosphere and it’ll be wonderful to play. We’ll need the real Inter.”
“Certainly, tomorrow it’ll be a pleasure to see Diego again as an opponent. He was a great teammate, we won in Rome at Lazio, then he went to Atletico, but we never lost sight of each other,” the 47-year-old said.
“It was clear that he would become a great coach, just look at what he did in 13 years at Atletico Madrid.
“He won a lot and, beyond the impact he gives to his teams, I saw Atletico play, it’s a pleasure to watch him play.”
Although he was included in the travelling squad, Alvaro Morata’s involvement in tomorrow’s clash at the San Siro is in doubt, due to concerns over his fitness after a recent injury.
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