APPIANO GENTILE – "The players are in good mental and physical shape at the moment, we saw that in the second half against Partizan. Bologna have had a full week of training and more rest than us, so can expect to have our work cut out tomorrow." Andrea Stramaccioni assessed the size of the task for his side tomorrow speaking to Inter Channel after his press conference.
The coach also considered the importance of Rodrigo Palacio's return to fitness: "It's good to have him available again, just as it will be good when we have Sneijder and Coutinho back. Palacio is in fine fettle, you can see that. He's settled in perfectly, he's happy, relaxed. He's doing exactly what our president bought him for – scoring goals."
What about Bologna's strengths? Stramaccioni explained: "Diamanti and Gilardino are Italy players, Pioli is a very adept coach and Bologna rarely play badly at home, especially in the big matches. It will be intense. But we're Inter and we'll go there to play our game."
