The squad of Inter from Milan It is found in the United States competing in the Club World Cupbut the lost final of the Champions League (by win, 5-0) against Paris Saint-Germain, on the 31st last month in Munich, cannot be removed from the mind. The mazazo left injuries, but the Italian team is also aware that he must react as soon as possible; His rich story demands it. This Wednesday, when you face River In Seattle, by the closure of group E, Inter will have its first decisive challenge after the champions League final.
The new technical director of the team Nerazzurri, Cristian ChivuHe leaned on the Captain, Lautaro Martínez, to try to get the team forward, especially in the emotional aspect. “With the group’s veteran players we talked a lot, we tried La Gazzetta dello Sportreferring to the fall with the PSG. The most experienced Inter players gathered several times to analyze what happened in Munich and understand that these bad sensations should be “eliminated” when before.
“Why The match against River Plate is the first decisive after the Champions League final. There is no margin of error. And who should we ask for help if not the veterans? Barella, (Alessandro) Bastoni, (Federico) Dimarco, (Henrij) Mkhitaryan: his passion has not yet been revived, his actions have been exhausting so far, the quality has not lived up to the height of the desire, which have not lacked; on the contrary. It is up to them to drag the group, it depends, once again, change the inertia and send a signal for the next season, “the same Italian sports media published.
In Italy they understand that only a great tournament in the United States can make them forget (or clarify) the defeat in the Champions League. “We need joy”said Bastoni. Lautaro, the world champion footballer with the Argentine team in Qatar 2022, is one of those who try to boost that change of chip mental within the group. “I asked my colleagues to be strong mind, I explained that one last effort is needed before going on vacationa last stretch of road to continue growing, ”the player born in Bahía Blanca had narrated, when the Italian team arrived in the United States.
Inter, which has in the delegation to Javier Zanetti (Vice President of the Club), He still did not offer a reliable version in the Club World Cup: He debuted with a 1-1 draw against Monterrey, while last Saturday he defeated-2-1 to Urawa Red Diamonds of Japan. “It is our duty to be aligned and everyone rows in the same direction, I think that is the secret and the words I can say, it is not easy to overcome these difficult times, but when I see the players giving everything and leaving everything on the court it is something that pleases me,” said Chivu.
River and Inter, the two teams that will face themselves in search of the round of 16, register a single background, a friendly played in 1961, In San Siro, with an assistance of 75,000 people. It ended 1-1, with Mario Corso goal for the Italians and the Brazilian Moacyr for River. Coach Hellenio Herrera coach, cultivator of the bolt and strategist with which Inter obtained in the 1960s its first two drinks in Europe.
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