“Why can we win this time? For the path we did, for what we spent, for how we wanted it. Being here is a reason for great pride, we are lucky enough to work in a splendid club with boys who are great men before they even be great players. They always gave me everything they had, we won and lost but there is this attachment that makes me feel calm ». As Simone Inzaghito Sky Sport’s microphones, on the eve of the Champions League final against PSG at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
“If the result of the final can affect my future? We have a lot of desire to play this game and our only thought is that. I’m fine in this society, I have everything I want to do well and take away great satisfaction ». Finally, on the training, he closes: «Let’s see this afternoon, who is best played. If Pavard will show me that he is as well as he did in these days, he will play because it is very important for us ».
Marotta: “We will rejuvenate the squad”
Between present and future, the Champions League final represents a moment of great emotion even for those in football for a lifetime like Beppe Marotta. It is above all thanks to its experience that Inter has become not only one of the strongest teams in Europe, but also a model to be inspired by the management of resources, managing to combine the sporting results with those of the budget. Everything passing through a change of ownership that could have created problems, but which on the contrary represented a momentum towards the future: “First of all, the property must have confidence in management – said Marotta to the microphones of ‘The Athletic’ -. If you have their trust, then you have to have two characteristics: one is the competence, the other is an ethics of work and a business culture, a sense of belonging to something. To win things, are these aspects “. And with the property he already has clear in mind what will be the next movements: “We have agreed with Oaktree, who has first guaranteed us stability and financial security, to create a different model and to implement it in the next season. The investments will be made on slightly younger profiles that represent a real resource, players with potential that are a resource for the present and for the future”.
“From Istanbul onwards greater awareness”
The present, however, is Munich, the appointment to try to conquer that cup that escaped two years ago: “Starting from Istanbul – explained Marotta -, a process began in which the players have become aware of their value and this in turn made them mature enough to play on the biggest stage, like a second final. All in sport know this feeling. I mention Nelson Mandela: ‘I never lose.
“Reducing the Serie A to 18 teams would be a step forward”
His team has reached the last act burdened by a season full of commitments, another reason for reflection for the future: “It is important that we join to slightly reduce the football calendar. Play 60 games per year is difficult. In my opinion, the first step in Serie A should be to reduce the number of teams from 20 to 18, as the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have done. Reduce the Serie A to 18 teams and better align the international calendars with the international calendars with the Fifa and the federations would be a step forward. “
The last joke is for Simone Inzaghi, with whom he will see after the final to discuss his future: “He is a good coach, finds the right motivations and does not create excessive tensions. The team plays with a modern football style, trying to score more goals rather than simply defending themselves: this is a type of football that people appreciate and find fun”.