Inter's last away win goes back to the 25th of last November. It's time to make up for it for the Nerazzurri after the draw against Napoli and to still be in the race for Champions League. Next fixture is against Sampdoria at the Marassi stadium and Spalletti has presented the game in press conference:
"The Champions League position goes mainly from these games, because Samp is a strong and prepared team. We need victories, good performances and points to achieve our goal. Many away games? I expect personality. I think the team's strength and character gauge is the double challenge with Napoli, in the sense that they scored against everyone, they won against everyone. The fact that in some games, such as the ones against Napoli, we have reached a balance and suffered not much is symptomatic of our abilities. We need to be a very strong team. Within our qualities there is personality and character. Sometimes we can not express ourselves to the maximum and in those cases I say things that can stimulate the group to give the maximum. Perisic? My bending does not bother me. He has a divine quality, if he could give the maximum he would show all his class. But even looking at the other teams there are players who can not express themselves to the maximum with continuity. The midfield? In recent games there has been an accumulation of fatigue and physical problems. For this I have to evaluate everything and then choose accordingly".
From midfield to the attack, Spalletti tries to explain the reduced incisiveness in the goal: "The less goals sometimes depend on the period you are experiencing. When you're in a positive moment, you could even succeed in the most difficult things. When the wind pulls in the opposite direction, sometimes the actions do not end up as they should. From tomorrow I expect to see the continuity of the positive things I have seen in the last two games. Because something has changed. I have another two years contract to show that I deserve this prestigious bench. I have the opportunity to work with two talented professionals like Sabatini and Ausilio. What will make the difference for the Champions League fight? Competitors will make all our lives very difficult. We will have to make 11 games of the highest level. To reach the goal we can not play a good game and play two below our maximum level. The other teams that have to play other competitions also have some extra players, in addition to exhaustion. From now on we will have to be almost perfect as we have been in the double challenge with Napoli, or as against Juventus and Roma. Dalbert? He's growing up, he's training well. He had the disadvantage of getting to the championship started, not having the chance to get to know the context right from the start".
