Hi Antonio. It was a difficult match tonight.
Like against Barcelona, 
they were tough opponents.
But I think the things you're teaching the players 
and games like this will help them to grow.
At the start of the season 
you probably didn't expect 
to be just a point behind 
Juventus after seven matches.
This was an important game tonight
as I'm sure you'll channel the anger 
into your next matches 
but there were positive signs too because 
your team put into practice everything 
you've been working on up till now.
To be honest, I don't have many complaints tonight 
apart from when Sensi went off.
After that, there was a 15-minute spell 
when we lost the plot a bit.
We lost our shape and our certainties.
We lost everything.
We need to be smart
and understand where we need to improve.
Today we were up against a side that,
with the quantity and the quality 
of players in their squad,
at this moment in time
they're a long way ahead.
We must be humble and recognise that,
but at the same time 
I think we should...
I think we should be proud of the fact 
we went toe to toe with them.
We had our chances and the stats 
say it was very evenly balanced.
However, you realise that
they understand the different moments 
of the game and deal with them.
That's an area where we must improve a lot.
Sometimes we're too instinctive 
and we lose our shape.
When you do that, anything can happen.
The lads must improve in that respect.
I praised them because they gave everything.
I don't think anyone can say 
there was a lack of effort.
Having said that, we must recognise 
how good our opponents are.
As things stand, we're not 
on the same level as them.
We must be proud of what we're doing and keep going.
There will be setbacks, like tonight. 
But we must come back stronger.
We have to pick ourselves up and get going again.
We know there's a long way to go and we'll stumble again
but we must always be strong 
and proud enough to get back up
and become better than before. 
I'm sure you'll tell your players to maintain 
perspective and accept what has happened
but also to keep performing 
as well as they have up to now
and keep working over the coming games.
I think that's what the team 
must focus on now, right?
Definitely. We have to focus 
on ourselves and on improving.
We must keep working and 
developing the ideas we're working on
because regardless of anything, 
I think we're an exciting team.
Sometimes we're a bit more exciting, 
others a bit less
but we're on the right path.
By following that path, we caused
 problems for Barcelona and Juventus.
If we think that we can suddenly 
jump ahead along this path, 
that's very, very difficult.
We have to follow the path 
and we have lots of young lads
with great potential but 
they need to develop and improve.
Evening, coach.
Naturally I agree with your analysis
but the fact is that Inter, clearly with 
a less-developed team than Juventus,
came very close to drawing this game 
and could even have won it 
if certain things had gone our way.
You also had to deal with Godin's injury
and bring on a youngster like Bastoni.
You certainly seem to be on the right path.
We're definitely on the right path.
As for Godin, he had a minor problem
 but it was a substitution.
I think the boy did really well 
and showed great character.
He had a good game.
My aim and our aim
over the next 25-day spell when 
we'll have another seven matches
is to try to involve more players.
Because in the last seven games,
for various reasons,
I haven't been able to do that 
and lots have had to play all seven.
Sensi and Barella have played six and a half each.
We need to take this next step 
because after all we have 
a squad with 22 players.
We must be good enough, 
and the players must be good enough,
to understand that as quickly as possible 
and create the conditions so that 
everyone can play and produce.
That's where we can improve and we must improve.
Federica?
Going back to what you said, 
there's the international break now 
which will be useful to recover after
 all your exertions in this hectic run of games.
Can you tell us anything 
about Stefano Sensi's condition?
Stefano has a thigh strain
so he'll have some tests.
But as I said, Stefano is one of the two 
who have played six and a half games.
Brozovic, Skriniar and De Vrij have played seven.
Sensi and Barella have played loads.
The next step is to involve more players 
and they all need to produce the goods.
That will allow us to give players 
a bit of a rest and rotate a little.
- Thanks, coach. 
 - Thank you.
