The Nerazzurri coach presents the Super Cup semi-final against Dea, Mkhitaryan thanks Frattesi and Zielinski for the competition that helps him
He is the Ancelotti of Serie A, that is, the king of cups within the borders: with five Italian super cups, three Italian cups (in addition to the scudetto) Simone Inzaghi is a declared specialist in one-off competitions. If he goes to the final he won’t forgive and would like to start the year by continuing the tradition. Tomorrow in Rhyad his Inter will face Atalanta in the semi-final for what also looms like the possible scudetto duel (Naples permitting) for that Super Cup where so far he hasn’t given anyone any discounts. A test with double value and meaning, also in terms of the championship, which the Nerazzurri arrive with some defections in defense (Acerbi and Pavard who should recover in the first half of January) but a lot of enthusiasm.
Inzaghi and the 2025 goals
New year, old objectives for Inter: “The objectives for 2025 are the same as when I arrived, we must always aim for the maximum to win as many trophies as possible, starting with this Super Cup which has become more difficult to conquer but we will give our best . Two teams that are having a great journey face each other: their greatest success, beyond the Europa League, is that I haven’t been a surprise for years, a great Inter will be needed.”
The memories of the last match against Atalanta are encouraging but Inzaghi does not consider them: “The precedents do not go into playthey don’t bring points and we know that this year we met with the transfer market still open. Atalanta had many defections, from that match onwards they had an excellent three and a half months in all competitions. We know each other, we have played against each other many times: it is an excellent physical team with many qualities, we will need a great Inter in the Super Cup.”
Mkhitaryan: At the beginning of the season I wasn’t at the top, now I’ve grown
Also in the press room was Mkhitaryan, who, following established protocol, answered the reporters’ questions in English. The Armenian focuses on the midfield of the Bergamo players (“they are strong but we want to lift the trophy, a lot has changed compared to last year’s 4-0 but we are regaining the level of the year of the championship”) and gives advice to Frattesi who he’s eager to play: “I advise him to continue training and working, he’s on the right path, we’ll see how he commits during the week, put himself in the coach’s hands.” In Rhyad he says he feels at home (“it’s the third time we’ve played here in Riyadh, we won the previous two and we hope to repeat ourselves”) and admits: “At the beginning of the season I wasn’t at the top but I found my condition again even with the push by Frattesi and Zielinski. I don’t have to think about age, I thank them because every day, both in training and in matches, they help me show my qualities and deserve my place. We all want to play, but we are here to support each other to give our all to win. However, our objective is as a team and not an individual one, it doesn’t matter who plays but what matters is winning.”
Final question with a trick for one of his possible future in Arabia: I’m following the Saudi League, not too much. There are many of my former teammates and friends who play here. I have a contract with Inter and we’ll see what happens at the end of the season, but I’m happy to play at Inter”:
Source: sport.virgilio.it
