Inter finished 1-1 in the derby in Perth against Milan, the second match of the Summer Tour at the Optus Stadium in Australia. At the end of the match, Cristian Chivu commented on his team’s performance to Inter TV.
Chivu expressed satisfaction with the path the team is taking: “I see growth, the boys are working very hard and in these days we have worked hard. At this moment we are not too concerned about the results of the matches we play, but we want to do a good job, above all to improve our condition. I would say that some players had good playing time and we are happy with the quality they showed, even though they are not in their best condition yet and their legs are not yet sharp.”
Chivu then analyzed the course of the match, highlighting the initial difficulties and the reaction during the game: “Probably at the beginning of the match we struggled a bit to occupy the spaces, we made a few more mistakes in passing and building from the back, we were a bit hasty in doing things, but credit also goes to our opponents who made things difficult for us with their pressing. As the minutes went by, we improved, we found more ways out and I would say we played quite well.”
Finally, when asked about the usefulness of facing teams that they will meet again in the league, Chivu clarified the current priorities: “At the moment our main concern remains the integrity of the players, their health and the improvement of their physical condition, respecting the principles of what we are trying to convey and adding something to what the team has shown it can do in recent years.”
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