Joao Mario: "It was a difficult match and important to win"

MILAN - After starting Sunday's match against SPAL at the San Siro, Joao  Mario was keen to thank the Nerazzurri support when speaking to the InterChannel after the match: "It was a difficult encounter against an organised outfit. They troubled us at times but it was important for us to win. We must thank our fans. They were marvellous and they gave us a lot of energy. We are happy to have secured this victory for them.

"We've started the season well and this is very positive. The personal objective is to always keep doing more. We have a lot of qualifty within the side and I want to always give it my all."