INTER 2 – MILAN 1 (11th March)
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MANCINI: “A GREAT PERFORMANCE”
MILAN – “I’m happy but I think that’s quite normal after this victory,” declared a satisfied Roberto Mancini after Inter’s 2-1 win over AC Milan. “If we continue at this tempo the season will be extraordinary and the boys deserve it. The only thing I’m sorry about is not getting through against Valencia in the Champions League. I don’t think we deserved to get knocked out over the two legs. The team played a great match today. We might not have finished off our chances in the first half, but we did really well after the restart.”
Asked to comment on Inter’s Champions League exit, Mancini replied: “Like I said in yesterday’s press conference, the cup is a really fascinating competition. But if you’re not perfect you can risk getting knocked out due to a few negative episodes. I don’t think they deserved the 2-2 draw in the first leg in Milan because they didn’t do that much to get two goals. But we’re out of it now and it’s useless to carry on talking about it. Let’s hope we can celebrate Inter’s centenary by winning the Champions League next season.”
Mancini moved Burdisso into midfield after replacing the injured Dacourt with Samuel for the second half of Sunday’s derby. ” Burdisso played very well in midfield against Valencia,” the Inter coach said. “I kept him in that position and asked others like Stankovic and Maxwell to push a lot. I think that Cruz’ goal just after coming on came by chance, although he clearly did very well to be in the right place at the right time.
“We now have to continue what has been an extraordinary and unique year. We have to try to do our best. Like I have just said, we’re disappointed about going out of the Champions League because we could have looked after our lead in the championship. But now we have to give our best in the remaining league games and the two Tim Cup final matches. By doing this, what we’re doing will be a wonderful memory in twenty years time.”
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