The Italian simone Inzaghicoach of Inter Milanassured on Tuesday that his team would not go out “to manage the advantage” of the two goals scored in the first leg against him Benficabut they will do so ready to play “a great game against a great opponent”.
The ‘Nerazzurri’ team, which has never lost against Benficaare 90 minutes away from being in the top four again, a semifinal within reach after a 2-0 win in Lisbon.
“We can be in the top four”
“This is the second part of a very important and complicated game where we start with an advantage. We all need to get through it together knowing we can be in the top four in Europe,” he declared pre-match. press conference.
“We know our history in the Champions League and that in Serie A we are not where we want to be. Now the attention is focused on Benfica, we have an advantage not to manage it, but to play a good game against a good who is against going down in terms of results, but not in terms of occasions. Against us and in the other two defeats in the League they played according to what Benfica is”, he added. Inzaghi.
Not in the Top-4
The losing streak of Inter in the domestic championship, where they have not won since March 5, outside the Top-4, they can condition the clash, although in the past difficult moments in Serie A they always respond in Europe.
This is the Italian Serie A classification.
“We came from a loss in Serie A that punished us, but that is in the past. Benfica is a team that runs hard, that covers the field very well: we have to make it less dangerous because it is a team that creates a lot of opportunities,” he pointed out.
The Italian coach is once again at the center of criticism for his team’s bad moments, something that doesn’t seem to worry him. “Before Barcelona and before Porto there was the same rumor,” he recalled.
“We have room for recovery”
“It’s not a problem for me, the criticism helps me to work more. There are eight games left and we have room for recovery. But we have to think about Benfica, because the semifinal will be a great success”, he pointed out . Inzaghi.
In addition, he commented on his team’s lack of purpose, conditioned by the Belgian’s lack of success Romelu Lukaku, and the importance of possession in the fight. “The forwards have to be calm, they have chances and the goals will come,” he said.
“We still have two training sessions left which will be very useful. Having the ball will be important, especially when starting from the back,” said the Interista coach.
Source: La Verdad
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