APPIANO GENTILE – Like in pre-season, Walter Mazzarri used today's friendly against Lugano to get some useful minutes into the legs of players who haven't played much in Inter's opening fixtures. After the game the coach chatted to Inter Channel about fitness levels and the progress being shown by Diego Milito in particular.
"The good thing is that Diego showed even further improvement; he looked fit. It will take a bit of time for him to reach his peak, of course, but he's getting there. Am I satisfied with today's friendly? The purpose of it was to give some match time to the lads who have been playing less at the end of a week spent working with Giuseppe Pondrelli, so that we could look at how they're faring fitness-wise. You could see they're still a bit ring-rusty but then we expected that. It makes you think about the modern game: it just shows that unless you're in tip-top shape physically, you can find it hard against any opponents. Credit to Lugano too, they're a decent side with some useful players."
What about the fact that Inter conceded two goals after keeping clean sheets in both Serie A fixtures played so far? "As I said, what mattered most to me was that the lads were given a long runout and those who have been playing less were put through an excellent workout after the training schedule we've had them on this week."
Mazzarri was also asked how he feels about the fact that he's won the fans over already, after the Inter Club members at today's game were heard chanting his name vociferously. "It's very nice. As I said at the start, having been on opposite sides for so long I didn't expect to receive this much this soon. I thank them and I'll do everything I can – as I've done throughout my career – to repay them for all their support."
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