Nainggolan: "We want to win to achieve our objective"

MILAN – On the eve of the Derby d’Italia, Radja Nainggolan spoke to DAZN. This is what he had to say: "It’s always been a special match for me, Juventus are a team that you want to beat. For us, it’s an important match in terms of the league table, and we need to win. Not long remains, for us it’s all about achieving our objective. We’ve taken an important path where we haven’t been without our difficulties. As for me, I hope to keep on improving – including physically – and be in top form so I can demonstrate the very best of what Nainggolan has to offer.

Upon scoring his first Nerazzurri goal, the Belgian gave a bow to the fans: "It was an instinctive thing because they were expecting a lot from me, I got injured straight away and couldn’t wait to start scoring goals. It was like I was saying: "Here I am"."

As regards his teammates and Samir Handanovic: "Playing with great players is always fantastic, and there are a lot of them here. When you play for a strong side, everything is more straightforward. Handanovic is a great professional. He trains well, does his research and says what he thinks. I like this, he’s very honest. In a team, there are many important players who want to speak out, just like in ours."