CUPER: "THE DERBY WILL BE WON IN EVERY AREA OF THE PITCH, BUT THE BATTLE WILL BEGIN IN MIDFIELD."

APPIANO GENTILE - Hector Cuper press conference (4):

In what area of the pitch will the derby be won?
All over the pitch, but the battle will begin in the midfield.

How's Vieri?
Fantastic. He's doing great things and is playing in almost every match. I thought about bringing him off against Valencia, but he was doing well and he'll do well tomorrow, too.

Cordoba, Materazzi and Emre had a few bruises after Wednesday's match. Is there anything in particular to worry about?
The only person who has a small problem is Emre. I think he'll be fine, but the fact that he has a problem means there's still doubt for us. At this stage of the season no-one can be one hundred percent. This isn't just the case for Inter, but for every team.

Who out of Inter and AC Milan have done more to help Juventus win the title?
We've helped them a little bit, what Milan have done is their problem. But it isn't over yet. I've already said that there were two important moments - the match in Turin and the one against Roma.

Looking at the schedule, do you think Juventus might slip up on the way to the finishing post?
I have to count on one or two slip-ups by Juventus, otherwise there's nothing we can do.

The Inter side we saw in Udine also seemed to be a help for Juventus...
Yes, but in that case we have to take every match into consideration, including the one against Perugia or... The two I mentioned are the most important for me.


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