ROME –  Esteban Cambiasso spoke to the media after helping Inter battle to a 0-0 draw with Roma on his return to the team following a month layoff.

The Argentine veteran said: "We played well. We have to build on this game and try to reproduce the same  sort of performance. If you look at our last two away games, in Rome and Florence, we’ve played as Inter should and that’s an excellent sign. Playing the way we have in these two games just shows that you can do well anywhere and against anyone, although too much confidence can be dangerous because sometimes you start to believe you’re better than you actually are. We have to understand that it’s important to be able to reproduce performances like this against teams that aren’t near the top of the table.

"How come we’ve done better in the more difficult games? I think it comes down to the tactics: in games like this both sides are going for the win, whereas in other games you’re the only one that has to win and they others are happy if they draw. So you get less space than you do at places like Roma or Fiorentina, teams that want to win so they come at you. There are more attack-minded players on the pitch than there are defensive players.

"Was the draw a fair result? When you draw you always say you deserved more. Roma’s players will probably say the same thing. That’s football. To weigh up something like that properly you need to watch the game again and analyse it and I haven’t had time to do that yet. In the first half Inter were better than Roma, although they had chances of their own. But to win games you have to score goals and neither side did that."

The 33-year-old was then asked if he was clear about his future. "I’m clear about the fact that I don’t like things being made up. I’ve read and heard lots of things about this and it’s not true that I’ve already spoken to the club and the president. Inter will always be a part of my life, regardless of what happens next year, or in two, five, ten years. I’ll always be here for Inter, maybe in a different role."

MILAN – Ten Inter players have received international call-ups ahead of a midweek round of friendlies on Wednesday 5 March.

Here are the full details of those representing their country:

Saphir Taider – Algeria v Slovenia, Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida (kick-off 18:00);

Mateo Kovacic – Switzerland v Croatia, AFG Arena, St. Gallen (kick-off 20:30);

Fredy Guarin – Colombia v Tunisia, Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, Barcelona (kick-off 19:00);

Ricardo Alvarez, Hugo Campagnaro and Rodrigo Palacio – Romania v Argentina, Arena Na?ional?, Bucharest (kick-off 20:00);

Yuto Nagatomo – Japan v New Zealand, National Stadium, Tokyo (kick-off 11:40 CET);

Samir Handanovic – Algeria v Slovenia, Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida (kick-off 18:00);

Rolando – Portugal v Cameroon, Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria (kick-off 21:45).

MacDonald Mariga – Sudan v Kenya, friendly at Nyayo National Stadium, Khartoum.

MILAN – Benito “Veleno” Lorenzi died aged 81 on 3 March 2007. That sad afternon Inter met Livorno at the Stadio Armando Picchi and the 2-1 was definitely for him.

He was and will always be a Nerazzurri legend: in the 1950s he won two consecutive league titles and scored 143 goals in 314 games. “Veleno” (Poison), as everyone called him, was first a superstar on the pitch, before later unearthing young talent as a coach in the academy.

Veleno, we will always remember you in black and blue.

MILAN – Walter Mazzarri has given his squad a couple of days off following their match against Roma.

The Nerazzurri will return to training on the afternoon of Tuesday 4 March as they begin preparations for Inter v Torino. The Serie A 2013/14 Week 27 game will be played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday 9 March (kick-off 15:00).

ROME – "Mazzarri said I was one of the best on the pitch? I thank him for the comment. It’s a shame about the final result. We
deserved something better than this draw. We really did very well in the first
half and had some chances to score. The coach told us at various moments we
were playing a great match and we’d have to score as soon as possible. It’s a
pity we didn’t pull it off. Now we have to try right away to get ready for the
next game in the best way we can. We’ll work hard this week to show up on the
pitch in the next match in even better shape. Our opponents also did well
tonight. We also need to improve our final ball to help out our forwards,"
stated Jonathan to Inter Channel after this evening’s scoreless draw against
Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.

"Next Sunday we face Torino and we know it won’t be easy. They’re a solid team with good attacking players. We have to play the same way we did in tonight’s game and in Florence. When we play at the San Siro all the teams sit back and wait to counterattack against us. But we’re also expecting the support from our fans to help us play a strong match on Sunday. Perhaps we were a bit exposed at the back when Pjanic had his chance, but the only flaw we showed today was not being able to score. In my opinion we played a fantastic game, one of our best yet this season. Especially when you consider the quality of the opposition and the fact that we were in their house. We have to take the best things from tonight’s game and put them in action against Torino," concluded the Brazilian.