Inter, Cristian Chivu keeps the focus high. And he recovers Marcus Thuram

Cristian Chivu spoke in a press conference on the eve of Inter-Kairat Almaty. “We are expecting a match that is not easy and I do not listen to others – he began -It is never easy to win in these competitions. We have to accept the fact that we face a team that went through four preliminary rounds. Opponents are not easy and we do not disrespect any opponent”.

“We are working to always improve and have continuity– added the Nerazzurri coach. You fall down and get back up. There will come times when there will be a storm but soccer and life are like that. The boys are good and mature: you must always stand tall when the storm comes”.

With the Kazakhs, Marcus Thuram is back available: “Tomorrow all four strikers are available. I never think about the next game but only about the one that has to be played in the immediate future. Whoever takes over changes the match&#8217s inertia as we saw in Verona. This does not mean that those who came out did badly. Lautaro is not an accident, I just have to see how he works. If a striker does not score, a defender or a midfielder scores. I also sometimes think about winning 4-3 and not just 1-0”.

On Josep Martinez: “For us it is important to be close to him and integrate him into the group. What happened is much more delicate than you might think. I also respect the investigation and the timing but apparently he is not at fault. However, let&#8217s remember that a person is gone. One has to overcome certain moments and it is not easy”.

Closing remarks on Lautaro Martinez: “Smile, happiness, passion. Sometimes what he feels as responsibility clouds his thoughts. Lautaro is a leader, I told him to learn to smile a little bit’ more by telling him, ‘You know who you are and you know how much you work and what you represent for us and how much we admire you’”.

He is a leader, he is a leader.