Inter, Beppe Marotta doesn’t beat around the bush: "We wanted the referral"

Inter will take the field against AC Milan for the first leg semifinal of the Coppa Italia in a few days after the passing of Pope Francis, but the Nerazzurri would willingly forego playing the match in such a delicate week. Beppe Marotta explained this in no uncertain terms, also emphasizing the club’s gratitude to the team for accepting the date of the upcoming Serie A engagement against Roma.

“This is the right occasion to renew our condolences for the passing of Pope Francis – Marotta told the microphones of ‘Mediaset‘ -. I also want to thank the Inter players and coach Simone Inzaghi who, despite having a slot to play on Saturday at 8:45 p.m., accepted the club’s invitation to play on Sunday against Roma. Despite the’upcoming commitment with Barcelona”.

“We had asked for the match to be postponed, because it was right – stressed Marotta -. Inter’s commitment against Barcelona is very close, and perhaps it is the most important one of the year. We have to get back to the earthly problems, the schedule is very tight and sooner or later it is appropriate to work on it. Only then can the Italian championship really become competitive again”.

“I think this is the first time ever that an Italian team plays a Serie A game on a Sunday if they have a European semifinal the following week. We were aiming for a postponement, but it was not possible because of a very clogged calendar for Inter. Addressing this issue could prove important for the’entire Italian football movement” Marotta concluded.