APPIANO GENTILE – "The Inter fans don't need a lecture, and certainly not from me," is how Andrea Stramaccioni replied when asked by reporters about how the Nerazzurri faithful might behave tomorrow.
How will they react to seeing Mario Balotelli on the pitch? "People have been talking about this for two weeks now and what needed to be said has already been said. Interisti don't need me to tell them anything," he repeated. "What I do know is that our supporters have a key role to play for us. They have been magnificent this season, just looking at the numbers too - since we have the highest number of season ticket holders in Italy. The fans have always got behind us, they've never abandoned us and that drives us on. I'm sure they'll do that again tomorrow from the first minute to the last. The players are also convinced that the crowd will be our 12th man and give us a hand. There have been times this week when it's seemed like we're involved in a relegation scrap while Milan are fighting for the Champions League... Sometimes people build up a negative atmosphere around the team but together with our fans we can fight it."
