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Erick Thohir: “Focused on both the present and the future”

Inter Milan

MILAN – President Erick Thohir took some questions from journalists after this morning’s board meeting.

Can you explain the main points of the board meeting?
"It was just for the approval of the finances for UEFA and then we discussed the opportunity of having new contracts with new partners."

Could yesterday’s meeting with Mazzarri be considered the first step towards the future?
"Yes, you can say that. We discussed our planning for next season because it’s very important that we discuss things early on and it’s very important that the coach and myself share the same vision. The board also discussed the meeting we had with Piero Ausilio and Marco Fassone. It was a good discussion as it’s very important to prepare for next season. Of course we don’t want to lose our focus: we need to get points in our last eight games. We need to prepare regarding the formation and the players but we’ll make our decisions after the season ends because we want to review all the players. We don’t want to commit to anything: if the players perform well we need to consider them."

What do you think about the fact that Inter haven’t been awarded a penalty yet?
"I don’t know whether to laugh or cry… But this is the situation we’re in and we have to face the reality."

Did you speak with Mazzarri about his contract renewal yesterday?
"We discussed next season, then at the end of the season we’ll sit down with him, and the most important thing will be to review the players."

Did he ask you for a striker?
"It’s normal for a coach to say ‘Let’s look at this or that player’. We’ll review things at the end. As I said, we need to focus on the last eight games."

Tomorrow is Berti Day! #askBerti on Twitter, then with you at Solo Inter!

Inter Milan

MILAN – Have you ever thought of spending a day
with Nicola Berti? Tomorrow you can have the chance, thanks to the Inter
Forever initiative. Boasting 311 appearances and 41 goals, three UEFA Cups, one
Scudetto and one Italian Super Cup in his illustrious career, Berti was one of
the team�s most beloved champions. And he still is today, after having given
his heart and his best years to the club, for which the fans still hold him in
the highest regard.

Nicola will start the day by making himself
available for @Inter Twitter followers. Just by using the hashtag #askBerti you�ll be able
to ask him all the questions you like. And knowing Berti as we do, the
responses will be anything but dull. It�s a meeting without borders, and
wherever you may be in the world you�ll be able to keep in contact with him as
he answers questions at Inter headquarters from 15:00 to 16:00.

And to those of you who will be in Milan,
there�s a special appointment at Solo Inter in Via Berchet 1 for photos and
autographs. There will be an hour, from 16:15 to 17:15, to get to know him and
shake his hand. Next comes the first of a series of initiatives that Inter
Forever is dedicating to the Youth Academy. At the Centro Sportivo Giacinto
Facchetti in Via Sbarbaro, our Nerazzurri youngsters will receive lessons from
Nicola Berti, and then from 18:00 to 19:00 he�ll be joined by Francesco Toldo
to discuss the Nerazzurri values and how to face life as a future professional.

During the day at the Facchetti there will be a match between the disabled
players of Atletico Niguarda and one of the Youth Academy teams. Toldo will
take the opening kick-off and the Inter Forever principles – love for the
Nerazzurri colours and a charitable spirit – will be on display throughout the
day.  

Walter Mazzarri picks a 23-man squad for Livorno v Inter

Inter Milan

MILAN – Walter Mazzarri has picked 23 players in his squad to face Livorno in Week 31 of Serie A 2013/14 tomorrow at the Stadio Armando Picchi (kick-off 21:00).

Goalkeepers: 1 Samir Handanovic, 30 Juan Pablo Carrizo, 12 Luca Castellazzi;

Defenders: 2 Jonathan, 4 Javier Zanetti, 5 Juan Jesus, 6 Marco Andreolli, 23 Andrea Ranocchia, 25 Walter Samuel, 33 Danilo D’Ambrosio, 35 Rolando, 55 Yuto Nagatomo;

Midfielders: 10 Mateo Kovacic, 11 Ricky Alvarez, 13 Fredy Guarin, 17 Zdravko Kuzmanovic, 19 Esteban Cambiasso, 21 Saphir Taider, 88 Hernanes;

Forwards: 8 Rodrigo Palacio, 9 Mauro Icardi, 20 Ruben Botta, 22 Diego Milito.

Inter Campus Romania, aiming for integration

Inter Milan

RAMNICU VALCEA – Inter Campus returned to Romania, to Ramnicu Valcea, where a project has been underway since the year 2000 aimed at the integration and social inclusion of orphaned and abandoned children. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Inima Pentru Inima Foundation (meaning “Heart for Heart”). 

During the visit, integration was promoted not only among children, but also among the adults. In fact, for the first time ever it was possible to assemble the entire group of instructors from different Inter Campus centres from across Romania. 

Over 20 instructors participated in the four-day course, led by coaches Roberto Picardi and Paola Balconi. The coaches came from Bucharest, Slatina and Macin, and they were of course joined by the coaches from Ramnicu Valcea. Covering long distances in this country is never simple, but many participants travelled hundreds of miles over a motorway system that is anything but modern in order to participate in the course. And there were even those who made it by way of a 12-hour coach trip. 

Shared moments like these are extremely useful when it comes to aiding coaching and teaching skills for the entire group, as well as assisting in the exchange of ideas and experiences, which strengthen ties on and off the pitch.

The constant and intense work from the project’s three partners help make the Inter Campus Romania project so special and effective, in an environment in which nearly 700 children take part: the Inima Pentru Inima Foundation, which dedicates itself to the reintegration of orphaned and abandoned children; the non-profit organisation Comunità Nuova, which, thanks to the help of Pirelli, focuses on the integration of Roma children and other children receiving social assistance; and the Parada Foundation, which dedicates itself to the integration of street children in Bucharest.