It will be a tough game for the first of 2018 as the Nerazzurri will face Fiorentina and former coach Stefano Pioli. Luciano Spalletti has talked in pre-game press conference before the Franchi game: "Keep saying that having to interfere to improve, after the club has said that we need to follow some instructions, will do more harm than good. It's not correct nor respectful, we could improve by other ways, it's giving a wrong message to our squad. I only want to be informed and be clear with the players, they deserve it. We will program the future correctly then. My players have to know I'm aware of their qualities, I know they have potential. We can give out a lot of names, Mkhitaryan, Pastore, VerdI, but all teams want 30m and we don't have this money. No need to turn around, there are difficulties and we need to stay under the Financial Fair Play".
About the lineup and Brozovic: "I choose the best starters i can to have the best team on the pitch, not the best eleven players. Brozovic has some different characteristics. Inter's results aren't that away from the other teams, there are some bad moments like the one we're in but it will get resolved".
