"We must first win the recovery with Sampdoria, winning would go six points from the first with 12 games to play, it is not an abysmal gap." This was said by Inter coach Antonio Conte, interviewed by Inter TV on the eve of the match against Sampdoria. "I have positive perceptions. We want to play the final of the championship to the maximum, without foreclosure and without limits - he added - The margins of our errors are less than the teams in front of us, but we want, enthusiasm and passion. I have a lot of faith for the present and for the future ".
Meanwhile, Inter also lose Marcelo Brozovic, on the eve of the match against Sampdoria. After Stefano Sensi, the Croatian midfielder also knocked out: the instrumental exams showed a resentment to the posterior tibial muscle of the left leg, according to what was announced by the Nerazzurri club, after a problem accused in yesterday's training. His conditions will be reevaluated in the next few days but he risks also skipping the match against Sassuolo next Wednesday. Conte, already struggling with the absence of Sensi and the probable forfeit of Vecino tomorrow against Sampdoria, remains with only three midfielders available: Barella, Gagliardini and Borja Valero, as well as Eriksen.
Ranieri, the championship is distorted - The Covid of Inter, the Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri, fear more. The dean of the coaches in Italy is critical of the resumption of the championship and explains why also from a health point of view in light of the various cases of positivity to coronovirus in the locker room. His outburst is entrusted to the club website. "We had to play this game with Inter four months ago. Now the championship is totally distorted, it is not an excuse: it is true that Covid has entered us. Now it is all a question mark: I don't know how much a player will keep me I am happy to be able to make the five changes, it will serve to keep the team at a good level. " The coach's analysis goes further: "The championship is distorted, for us and for everyone. The situation is very different from the summer break, even if the preparation was similar. But what the players have gone through in these months is different compared to holidays and retreat. I know how we worked, but I'm like St. Thomas: I want to touch it with my hand ".