Relieved by the excellent victory achieved this evening at the Tardini against his former team Parma, Cristian Chivu obviously said he was satisfied with the attitude maintained throughout the match by his boys. Having secured the three points that allow Inter to remain at the top of the standings for another day, from tomorrow the focus will shift to the big match on Sunday evening at San Siro against Napoli, who were held to a draw by Verona at the Maradona this afternoon. Below are the words of the Inter coach on Dazn.
VICTORY – “There is maturity, the desire to be dominant and to understand what the opponent allows you. Today was not easy, you have to move the ball quickly, take some initiative, understand how to attack their defensive line. We tried because we were mature. We made good preventive moves and did not suffer their counterattacks except for the only one in the first half. It was a serious match and we were aware of it. Aware of what it means to win here at the Tardini, tonight was not easy also because of the weather conditions, for all the pitfalls.”
AWARENESS – “The pitch proves certain assessments. We are aware that the road is still long, that we must maintain the right attitude regarding our approach to matches, because matches in Serie A are never easy regardless of the opponent. You always have to show your real value. You have to be mature, concrete, and bring out quality and courage. Many adjectives that then lead you to have a competitive season. This has been our desire since the season started and we continue to work to maintain our expectations and ambitions.”
SCUDETTO – “The first half of the season isn’t even over yet because we have to make up the match against Lecce. Inter-Napoli will be the first of the second half of the season, we are aware of the importance of the match because then we are halfway through the season and every point and match becomes important.”
NAPOLI – “I thought you would ask me more about Parma. I have always said that I enjoy the victory because in football it is always important to enjoy the win, then we will have time to think about the next one.”
BIG MATCH – “Inter and Napoli are two teams that have a lot of intensity and individual quality that allows them to do certain things, compliments must be given for what they are doing. As well as to Juve and Milan, maybe even to Como since Cesc mentioned me yesterday, I congratulate him and include him as well. This is the league.”
MATURITY – “It is always the ninety minutes that bring out the maturity of the team and we are all aware that two teams will face each other that have important value not only for Serie A.”
