06 October 2019
MAURIZIO SARRI
“Overtaking (Inter) at this time has little meaning, what matters is the performance of personality and character against a strong team, which had always won up to this moment. We entered the game with a good approach, and we deserved to win. Twenty-four passes for Higuain's goal? It depends on the quality of the players, who can play long and well when they are shiny. From this point of view, we have already taken important steps, what we need to work on is dominating the match, having territorial supremacy, pressing better and more, taking away any attacking initiative from the opposition so that we can spend our whole time in the opposition half. We have room for improvement, we are not 100% yet, but the team is strong and so we can get the results. Dybala, Higuain and Ronaldo together? I got the sensation from the touchline that the momentum was turning the other way, so I changed again, unfortunately perhaps at a time when Paulo was tired.”
GONZALO HIGUAIN
"It was an important victory, Inter is so far the most solid team in the league, with six wins out of six games prior to tonight. We had a great match and we won it; I'm happy for the goal, I knew that if I entered, I would do my best to help the team. We played with great determination, now we are in first place. There is a national break, now we are calm, and we will continue like this.”
PAULO DYBALA
"It was a really good game, because we all wanted to play, for the standings... I think the fans will remember it. The coach was good, and we were good. The changes were fundamental, and we played as we wanted to. They are in the growth phase, but everyone is playing well: whoever plays scores, whoever enters from the bench also does... This gives me further motivation.”
LEONARDO BONUCCI
“We were able to manage the moments of the match with humility during the non-possession phase. We imposed our game when we had the ball and avoided suffering their movements when we had to defend, risking very little. There was a lot of intensity and physical vigor and given the importance of what as at stake, it was understandable. Do I look more self secure? Losing Giorgio was heavy for us and I had to give something more than last year. I feel the trust of everyone, and this allows us to give something more.”
