Arrigo Sacchi pushes Simone Inzaghi’s Inter towards Triplete
Arrigo Sacchi commented in the Gazzetta dello Sport on Inter’s victory: “An Italian-style feat. In the sense that it was achieved with effort, with suffering, with strenuous defense and with quick and deadly counterattacks. Of course, in this victory of Inter in Munich there is something of our past, I can not deny it, but I can not refrain from congratulating the Nerazzurri who gave their souls to achieve a result that, in my opinion, is well deserved. I admired a generous team, Simone Inzaghi’s team, a team that was clear about what it wanted to do and did it. I prefer it when you play a little bit forward, when you try to attack the opponent, however, you also have to take into account the strength of your rivals and, consequently, adapt to who you have in front of you.
“Inter have shown that they have a very solid system, then you can raise or lower the center of gravity of the team, but the important thing is to have a basic strength that makes the whole architecture stand up. After Bayern’s equalizer we could have expected a defense of the equalizer, but instead I saw the Nerazzurri throw themselves forward and build the action of the second goal. This means that the Inter players do not lack courage and neither do they lack ideas. The triumph in the Champions League, especially after this success that boosts the self-esteem of the whole environment, is now possible: maybe we have to try to come up with something more in terms of play, but I am convinced that, on this aspect, Simone Inzaghi will work in the coming days. Looking ahead to the return match at the San Siro, the accumulated advantage is considerable: the Nerazzurri will be fine with two results out of three, not bad.
“One cannot ask the impossible of her: if it comes, one must only bow and applaud. However, I still think that Inter has something more and is favored to win the Scudetto. In addition, there is the Coppa Italia. After the 1-1 draw in the first leg, there is the return derby to be played and the Nerazzurri have a chance to overtake Conceiçao’s Milan, which is already thinking (at least at the managerial level) about next season. Inzaghi’s boys are aiming for the Triplete and they can do it: it would be a sensational feat. Of course, now we need to gather all the energies and have the wisdom to channel them match by match, dosing the commitment of the various performers. It is the group, at this moment, that can make the difference. And Inter has the group. A strong group, technically and physically, and very experienced. These are values that on the field are noticeable and weigh a lot”.
