ROME (ITALPRESS) – Simone Inzaghi was the big star of the Manlio Scopigno Award. The award ceremony dedicated to the coach who led Cagliari to win the 1970 Scudetto was staged at the Salone d’Onore of the Coni in Rome. The Inter coach triumphed as the best coach of Serie A 2023/24. “Our squad is up to the task of competing on every front, then we have a strong club with capable managers – Inzaghi’s statements on the sidelines. There are many teams that have strengthened and will want to contend with Inter for the championship. We all have the pressure. The first seven days have shown us that all competitions are tricky, we will try to do our best.” Dominant last season, so much so that they ended the league in first place with a 19-point lead over second-place Milan (national title number 20 that earned them the second star on their jersey), the Nerazzurri have collected 14 points in 7 Serie A matches this early in the season and are currently two points behind Napoli in the lead. In the Champions League, however, Inter drew 0-0 in Manchester against City and then swept aside Red Star at the San Siro with a peremptory 4-0 win. “Winning is always difficult, but it is even more difficult to confirm. We are gearing up and working well,” Inzaghi added. Without giving too much away, the Piacenza coach also answered the question about the condition of Marcus Thuram, who came out battered from the 3-2 win over Torino (in which he scored a hat-trick) because of the bad entry on his right ankle that cost Guillermo Maripàn an expulsion. Instrumental examinations ruled out injuries. “Some apprehension is there,” Inzaghi said, “but it seems that Marcus is better. In closing, a reflection on the refereeing class, once again under the magnifying glass of fans and insiders after a day of Serie A full of controversy and dubious episodes: “Referees? We all have to help them, so many episodes are not easy to judge.”- photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
