Inzaghi: "Fantastic football and real focus"

“A lot has been said this week, but we’ve worked hard and had five days to prepare for the match as best we could. I was calm and confident; the team were focused and our approach was excellent, something which proved to be key. We work hard and don’t listen to outside noise; this applies to both myself and the lads. We didn’t do well against Verona, but we played on a splendid pitch in Monza today. We were good on a technical level and aim to be tidy with our play. We were also attentive out of possession, always keeping our shape.”

“The Supercoppa Italiana will be tough. We’ve won the last two editions, but the format will be different for everyone this time around. We’ll see how it goes. We’ll be facing teams in good form and who, like us, want to win the trophy. We need to be ambitious and aim to play as many matches as possible. The team are doing great things, and we possess real quality. Nevertheless, our opponents are making things difficult, and there’s still a long way to go. ”

“Lautaro and Thuram continue to play very well, but I’m also delighted with the contributions of Arnautovic and Sanchez. I’m happy with how they work, how they are within the group and the important goals they’ve scored. This evening, we had a few problems in terms of bookings, which impacted my substitution choices. They deserved to come on, but we needed to make certain changes and then I had no more left.”

“Thuram’s back-heel for Calhanoglu was lovely. It reminded me of a similar assist I once produced for Lazio against Udinese: I set up Liverani to score in the same way.”