Simone Inzaghi appeared particularly fierce in this afternoon’s press conference at Appiano Gentile on the eve of Napoli-Inter. The Nerazzurri coach wasn’t just standing around taking the hits that have been aimed at his boys in recent days but has done his best to defend and counter-attack.
The most glaring case, which seemed largely closed, concerns that of Lautaro Martinez and the presumed blasphemy uttered at the end of the lost match against Juventus. A controversy that, curiously, was reignited in the last 48 hours, just before the Napoli match. A ‘strange climate’ is brewing around the Nerazzurri, but the coach explained that he has it perfectly under control.
These are Inzaghi’s words on Lautaro and the latest pressures received by the club: “When Inter is involved, there’s always some extra fuss. I was angry about this, because I felt I needed to defend my boys and my extraordinary club. I didn’t like what was being said or reported from outside. The latest issue concerns Lautaro, who we all know. I’ve been working together with him for almost four years and he’s one of those players who I’ve never heard swear because it matters a lot to him. He’s a person of values. Everyone can swear, including the coach during these matches and these tense moments. But I’ve never heard Lautaro do it in three and a half years. Let’s move on and leave this behind us. It seemed like a resolved issue, but instead, a lot was said about it yesterday and today. I saw the boy concentrated at training, he worked well, but I know he’s a boy who listens and sees everything.
