Inter, Spalletti on Icardi: "Mauro was selected in the team, but he decided not to come"

Ahead of Inter's match with Rapid Vienna in the Europa League, coach Luciano Spalletti met the press, where the topic was Icardi and the removal of the captaincy from the Argentine striker. Here were Spalletti's comments: "The decision to take the armband was a sad decision but was multifaceted and done for the benefit of Inter. For tomorrow's match Icardi did not come to Vienna, we included him in the squad. Now we have an important match to take care of, then tehre will be time to clear up the situation with the club. How did Icardi take it? He was not happy. It is not an easy thing to talk about. I am not involved in contracts, the only thing I care about is the relationship with my players and with that this was like a family drama: if you love someone you tell them the truth."