With the away victory over Borussia Dortmund, Inter secured tenth place in the league phase of the Champions League and will have to face the playoffs against either Benfica or Bodo Glimt. Cristian Chivu spoke about tonight’s performance and the team’s future prospects in this competition in the post-match interview with Sky Sport.
ASSESSMENT – “We have what we deserve. We shouldn’t look back at what we didn’t do, but take what we have achieved. It wasn’t easy tonight either, in this stadium, against this team, with this energy from the fans. We played a serious, mature match, we could have been hungrier and more clinical in the first half, we paid a bit for our carelessness but we’re happy because the team is working hard. In the last two months I’ve seen exponential growth. A result like this can give a lot of self-esteem and confidence.”
PLAYOFF – “Possibility of facing Mourinho? Right now I’m only thinking about facing Nicola on Sunday because for me it’s the most important match of this season, because we’re forced to sleep here tonight, because tomorrow we’ll travel, because we’ll also train and we always think about the next match, which is always the most important one.”
DIMARCO – “We are very happy with how his season started, his mentality, his desire to work hard and be decisive. He’s always had quality, today we’re enjoying a mature, complete player who gives us a big hand.”
INDIVIDUALS – “The credit of these guys is to immediately adapt to our demands. The word humility is the key word for this group. 25 players who try to do everything to be protagonists because they know that in turn they have the chance to show themselves. Today I want to highlight the performance of Sommer, Henrique, but also Diouf who understood the importance of wearing this shirt and also the expectations. Today he came on with the right spirit and I’m happy that he broke the ice. We put work and humility first. We must never lose this attitude and this mentality.”
