APPIANO GENTILE – Antonio Candreva was in for the day’s press conference as he returned to training at the Suning Centre after he scored the winner for Italy against Albania. Now, it’s time to think about the #DerbyMilano. “I’m happy to have done well for our country and I’ve returned with great enthusiasm, motivated for the match with Milan. We want to have an important season and winning this derby would help keep a direct rival away from us. They’re coming in to the match after some negative results so they will be determined but we won’t be any less determined.”
As a former Lazio player, Candreva has plenty of experience in derbies. “City derbies are always unique matches, be it in Rome or Milan, the week ahead of the derby has a very special atmosphere. Last year, I scored twice in my first two derbies here in Milan but we drew both, I want to win this time, it doesn’t matter who scores.”
The Nerazzurri have started this campaign in a positive fashion. “We’re looking good in the standings but we know that we can always improve and that’s what we intend to do, bring good play and victories together. The important thing is to always give your best and leave the pitch with a shirt covered in sweat. My role on the pitch counts until a certain point. Spalletti asks for a lot of different things from us on a tactical level but the most important thing is the mental approach and your willingness to make sacrifices. I think that we’ve improved compared to last year, we want to stay as high up as possible.
Inter are now poised for a challenging month on paper. “We’re approaching a run of difficult matches but this is normal. We’re focusing now on the Milan match which is important for us and our fans, then we’ll think about the trip to Napoli. We are Inter and we need to try to win every match, in any case it’s certainly too early now to make assessments.”
Finally, Candreva was asked whether it’s better to score against Juventus or Milan: “You can score against both.”
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