Do not worry, sell your skin dearly and do not make mistakes. Antonio Conte thus indicates the way to the Europa League final at his Inter, on the eve of the semifinal against Shakhtar Donetsk. Tomorrow in Dusseldorf the Nerazzurri will play the first European final since the Treble, under the eyes of president Steven Zhang, who arrived in Germany to watch the match from the stands. After the outbursts of the last few weeks by the coach, the climate between the Nerazzurri number one and Conte seemed decidedly relaxed, complete with a hug and smiles between the two after the arrival of Zhang in the team's hotel together with the management, as witnessed by a video published by the club on social media. '' It always gives a lot of pleasure, both to me and to the players, when the president comes to stay with us. His presence is always an added value for the whole team '', commented Conte during the press conference. Zhang then closely observed the finishing of the team, with greetings and hugs also with the players. However, the field and the match against Shakhtar Donetsk remain at the center of attention. '' We worked hard to get to the bottom - the words of the Nerazzurri coach -. We arrive at this challenge with enthusiasm, but it will count a lot not to make mistakes because we will face quality people. We face a strong team, we will sell our skin dearly to get to the final ''. Also because, according to Conte, there will be '' the strongest team faced so far, Castro should be congratulated, they are very talented. Fear? I think the word fear shouldn't be part of our vocabulary, mine and that of the players. We have respect, we have prepared well ''. The Nerazzurri remain the last Italian team in Europe, but Conte dismisses the labels.
'' We do not consider ourselves the saviors of the homeland, we made our journey without looking at the others ''. And then he also looks at the club: '' Personally, if a European success were to arrive, I would be happy for the club, not for myself. I am not thinking of the personal bulletin board but of the club that decides to hire me. Market? Today it is inappropriate to talk about it, I can only thank the players for what they did during the season and after the lockdown, they were commendable. '' There should be no news in the starting lineup, with the confirmation of the 3-5-2 seen in the latest releases. There will be no Sanchez, knocked out in the match against Bayer Leverkusen, and Conte does not close the doors to some alternative: '' The absence of Sanchez, now that we had found him, deprives me of a fundamental element. We will ask for greater sacrifice from the two forwards, in addition to Esposito. And then we'll try to come up with something alternative: we've tried it these days ''. The extra card could be Eriksen, even if the Dane should still start from the bench.
Probable formations of Inter-Shakhtar Donetsk, unique challenge for the semifinals of the Europa League scheduled at 21 in the Dusseldorf Arena in Dusseldorf (Germany).
Inter (3-5-2): 1 Handanovic, 2 Godin, 6 De Vrij, 95 Bastoni, 33 D'Ambrosio, 5 Gagliardini, 77 Brozovic, 23 Barella, 15 Young, 9 Lukaku, 10 Lautaro (27 Padelli, 11 Moses , 12 Sensi, 13 Ranocchia, 20 Borja Valero, 24 Eriksen, 30 Esposito, 32 Agoume, 34 Biraghi, 37 Skriniar, 87 Candreva). All .: Conte.
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1): 30 Pyatov, 98 Dodo, 4 Kryvtsov, 77 Bondar, 22 Matviyenko, 8 Marcos Antonio, 6 Stepanenko, 11 Marlos, 21 Alan Patrick, 7 Taison, 10 Junior Moraes (81 Trubin , 9 Dentinho, 14 Tete, 15 Konoplyanka, 19 Solomon, 20 Kovalenko, 27 Marcon, 28 Cipriano, 49 Vitao, 50 Bolbat, 76 Pikhalonok, 99 Fernando). Coach: Castro. Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Pol).