APPIANO GENTILE (ITALPRESS) – “We know what kind of importance tomorrow’s match has, it’s a Coppa Italia semifinal with Milan, there is a great desire to do a great match knowing that we will find a quality opponent that has always created difficulties not only for us, but for so many teams.” This was stated by Inter coach Simone Inzaghi on the eve of the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg against AC Milan.
“We know that this year we had difficulties especially in the first derby,” he pointed out in the press conference, “the other two were balanced, always decided by episodes. Tomorrow will be the fourth, then there will be a fifth, we will have to pay great attention and be very lucid in reading the match. It will not be a championship challenge, it will be a match that will last 180 minutes, but we want to have a great approach.”
The coach from Piacenza continued in his analysis ahead of the first leg match against the Rossoneri scheduled for tomorrow: “Milan is a strong team that can trouble any opponent. We have seen the derbies against us, the match with Real Madrid, they have had some difficulties in the season, but it will take great attention, Milan like Inter will want to win the double-header to then go on to play the final in Rome. The Scudetto won in the derby? It will remain in our hearts, it was an unforgettable day, it gave us immense joy, but precedents don’t go on the field, it will be played in 180 minutes, we will have to be good and organized, we face a team we respect a lot.”
However, there will be no priorities between now and the end of the season, the goal was to stay inside all the competitions: “We wanted to get to April in the running for everything, we know now comes the hard part but it is a source of great pride to be inside all the competitions. They will take a lot of physical and mental energy from us, but that’s what we wanted. Priorities? All games are important.”
Finally, Inzaghi talked about the absentees and who he will find again after the home win against Udinese: “Lautaro? The plan is to have him available on Saturday in Parma, but you have to see day by day. You make tables in your head, then setbacks can come. He is well, he is working, he always wants to be there but unfortunately he had the problem with Atalanta. Asllani will not be there, Bastoni will be back (disqualified on Sunday, ed.) and we will have to evaluate De Vrij. Taremi will not be there, more or less we are the same as on Sunday with Bastoni plus and Asllani minus,” he concluded.
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