SPALLETTI: "THE PSV MATCH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE"

The Nerazzurri tactician on the eve of the clash against the Dutch team: "We have to focus on winning and not pay attention to the match at Camp Nou"

<div><strong>MILAN </strong>- It was time for <strong>Luciano Spalletti</strong>&rsquo;s press conference as he responded to questions from journalists at the Suning Training Centre ahead of the Champions League match between Inter and PSV: &quot;This match is the most important one since I&rsquo;ve been here and it represents the next step that follows on from Lazio vs. Inter on 20 May. Since I&rsquo;ve been here, we&rsquo;ve got the points and put in the performances that we needed. Now, we&rsquo;re here to play for a spot in the last 16 on the final day of the group stage. We&rsquo;re all aware of the importance of this game, the players are working really well. We know that qualification won&rsquo;t just depend on our result but I&rsquo;d imagine that those at Barcelona would be offended if we continue to doubt their professionalism. They&rsquo;re a serious club with real professionals, we can&rsquo;t look at their game. We need to only focus on the PSV game and it&rsquo;s important to remember that they were in a higher pot of the draw than us.&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In recent matches, it seems that the Nerazzurri haven&rsquo;t picked up as many points as performances have warranted. &quot;Inter certainly hasn&rsquo;t lost a sense of conviction even if we showed some small lapses in concentration in the last game over the course of the 90 minutes. We&rsquo;ve played really strong teams like Tottenham Hotspur and Juventus of late and we&rsquo;ve played on an equal footing. Today, the difference between us and teams of that standard is consistency over the course of an entire season.&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Against PSV Eindhoven, San Siro will once again be ready to make its contribution: &quot;The fans are the only ones always guaranteed of a starting spot in this Inter team,&quot; Spalletti added. &quot;Our fans have performed all over the course of last season and in the opening months of this one. They&rsquo;re always at their best and San Siro will once again put on a show against the Dutch side.&quot;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Finally, there were some comments on individuals: &quot;Vecino? He probably won&rsquo;t be available for the match while Nainggolan needs to work for a few more days to not be at risk of his injury repeating itself. Perisic&rsquo;s form? It&rsquo;s natural that people look out for his assists and goals but strength, speed, distance covered and physicality are also important in games. He&rsquo;s a key player for us. Icardi&rsquo;s trip to Madrid to watch River Plate vs. Boca Juniors? I don&rsquo;t see any issue with it, lots of other players from different teams were there too, it certainly wasn&rsquo;t strange for him to be there.&quot;</div>


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