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All the photos from the Nerazzurri�s 1st workout
Samaden: “A fair result”
MILAN – "In the end, a draw was the most fair result for this game.
We regret having made two or three mistakes in the first half, one of which
gave AC Milan a goal, and having given them chances with these mistakes. But
the Rossoneri played a good match, as we did as well. It’s a fair result,"
stated Nerazzurri academy director Roberto Samaden after the Primavera derby
draw.
"Andy (Polo) is quickly adapting to an entirely new situation, not
just from a footballing standpoint, but also a new country. He’s a fantastic
lad and works very hard. In my view, his improvements come down to the way he’s
becoming more and more comfortable in our environment, meaning here at Inter
and in Italian football in general. We’re happy with what he’s doing, and that
goes beyond the goal he scored.
"Even had we won we’d still be expecting the play-offs. AC Milan
were the side that didn’t need to win to make the play-offs. Even with a win we
would still have a gap between us and Atalanta and Milan; one that we wouldn’t easily
have been able to bridge in four games. Actually, I think we have to prepare
well for the play-offs. I’m confident since we’re getting back some important
players. Paramatti is back, and Tassi is on his way. So heading into the
play-offs I think we’ll be relaxed and playing with a lot of conviction.
"It wasn’t an easy game for Bonazzoli and Puscas since Milan has a
strong defence. It’s well organised and very aggressive too. Their defence
makes life difficult for any forward. In fact, we advanced much more easily on
the flanks than centrally. Federico is 16 years old and has to play against
older lads. So he worked for the team, and I think he did his part. It was
difficult for him to get the better of the Rossoneri defence, since the coach
chose to attack more down the flanks than through the middle. Puscas played for
15 minutes. I think they both did their part for the team more than showing
their individual qualities.
"Dabo? He’s also making a lot of progress.
He’s 18 years old. We have many like him on the team and we’re trying to get
them experience. Today was particularly positive. He had work to do since it
isn’t easy playing against Piccinocchi, Benedecic and Mastalli. So he had twice
as much work. Not just trying to play his game, but also trying to make things
difficult for them, since honestly those are three very good players."
Second workout of the day, preparing for Samp
APPIANO GENTILE – Inter performed their second training session of the
day as the team continued preparations for their Week 33 Serie A game against
Sampdoria.
In the afternoon workout the Nerazzurri performed a series of exercises
based on ball possession, followed by high-pressure training games.
The next session is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Statements after the Primavera derby
MILAN – After the league match against AC Milan, Salvatore Cerrone, Andrea Palazzi and Leonardo Longo spoke with journalists from the Centro Sportivo Vismara.
Coach Salvatore Cerrone:
"The first goal bothered me because you can’t let in a goal like that. Luckily we reacted, and between the first and second half I saw the boys really wanted to make up for things and win. When it was 1-1 I thought we could take the three points home because we were making them suffer, most of all when we countered. And in that final moment if Puscas hadn’t closed down and left space for Camara…
"Camara’s foul that could have given away a penalty? I don’t know, that’s not my decision to make. At any rate, we reacted well. We knew we were playing against a team that would have moved to second place with a win today, and one that won the Viareggio Tournament. So I think we played a good match. A draw was fair. If I could only have a player like Botta with us all the time [smiling]! He shows lots of fighting spirit, and in the second half he lifted the lads’ morale. He’s an important player who did a great job and turned in an exceptional game. We’ll gladly welcome him any time he comes to play with us. He really gave my boys a big hand."
Andrea Palazzi:
"We were struggling at the beginning, especially in the first few minutes. But we reacted well and played a great game from minute 20 onward. We were able to play our game, passing the ball around well and building from the back. A draw is a fair result. Our objective was to score the second goal and take the three points back home, but we’re still happy with the match we played.
"Botta? He also gave maximum effort when he came to play against Hellas. He gave us a lot of help and quality in the centre. My compliments go out to him because he always shows up with the right mentality. Now we want to go to the finals and win the Scudetto."
Leonardo Longo:
"I was much more happy with the second half. Maybe that’s because we were too patient in the first one, waiting things out before trying to push forward. But in the second half I saw we had more space. And despite the heat and fatigue I think we played well in the early part of that half, and not too badly in the later part either. It was a good return for me, without a doubt. I can counterattack and carry the ball with me. But I’m still tending to make mistakes with a bit of tiredness or a lapse in concentration.
"Even though we fell behind today we immediately turned the game around and created several chances that could have won the game for us. Unfortunately it didn’t happen, but we’ll gladly take this point. It boosts our morale, especially considering how we were coming off some performances that weren’t exactly our best. But today we showed we can compete against anyone."