The Nerazzurri coach in the press room: “Winning has value. It would be the fourth Super Cup in a row for the Nerazzurri and the third in Riyadh”
Simone Inzaghi is sitting behind the super cup. In your opinion, does it touch her? No, man is superstitious and as we all know, you can’t touch trophies before you’ve won them. This Inter-Milan, however, is strange, different from other finals: it is a derby, it is the return of the match against Conceiçao. Sergio and Simone were friends and companions but in 2023 they argued at the end of a Porto-Inter match. “We haven’t seen or spoken to each other since then – admits Inzaghi -, but absolutely nothing happened. There was a heartfelt round of 16 at stake. At Lazio we were together for many years, we shared changing rooms and victories, with a great master like Eriksson who greatly influenced the direction of many players who later became coaches.” You can see that, ultimately, there is an estimate. Simone again: “Sergio is a vertical coach, he provides great organisation, his teams never give up. Juve seemed to have the game in hand, but Milan deserved to qualify with a great second half.”
thuram, it’s tough
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Inzaghi’s conference does not leave news on Thuram but a clear impression, yes. The coach’s words: “Let’s see how Marcus’ training goes today but when we return we will have many games in 18 days… We will evaluate.” Here, the reference to the future suggests that Thuram will not be on the pitch tomorrow and perhaps not even on the bench. The day will tell.
the derby
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The match, with or without Lilian’s son, will still be interesting. Inzaghi sees it like this: “The derby is exciting, it reminds us of wonderful matches but also of the last one, a defeat in which we deserved to lose. We will try not to make mistakes again. It would be very important to win, it would be Inter’s fourth consecutive Super Cup and winning, with this new format, is even more significant.” Those who love tactics, listen to this: “Milan have talented, capable players but we focus on what we have to do. We will have to be good at managing the ball in the best way.” So pay attention to Theo Hernandez above all and possession as the key. At 10pm in Riyadh, we will see everything.
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