Marotta: "The right to dream of the Champions League is there, but adding the cherry on top is not easy"

At the microphones of Prime Video before the match against Shakhtar Donetsk, the president of Inter Beppe Marotta clarified his position on the Champions League, correcting what he considers a partial interpretation of his words. “I didn’t say the Champions League is the objective, I said that we have the duty to do well and the right to dream. The Champions League is a dream, but truly a dream.”

To support this assessment, Marotta cited a recent precedent: last year, the team that won the first three matches, PSG, then lost them. “It’s just an indicative statistic,” he specified, adding that the two defeats sting and that the team must bounce back “absolutely.”

The Nerazzurri president then framed the moment in a broader perspective. Continuous participation in the Champions League is already an achievement, as are the league titles, trophies, and finals reached, all elements that, in his opinion, define a positive cycle. “We’re missing that cherry on top, but it’s not easy to add,” he concluded.