Andrea Ranocchia was interviewed by Inter Channel after having come on for Danilo D’Ambrosio to secure Inter’s win against Crotone when the Nerazzurri took revenge on Crotone for last seasons defeat at the Stadio Ezio Scida.

“It is never easy for a defender to come on in these situations but I have been training well, I have a great relationship with the coach and my team-mates so I am happy to have contributed to the win. The win was fundamental, in a difficult ground, the pitch was dry, especially for us who want to play going forward it is very difficult. Winning here however, is not easy for anyone, so it is good for us to have been able to give continuity to our recent victories.”

“Today we suffered a bit, but it was due to everything, the weather, the pitch but we reacted well, we are cosely knit together in difficult situations. Handanovic made important saves which he does quite a lot fortunately. We have few days to prepare for the next match as there will be another 3 points that we will need to conquer.”

Ranocchia was asked what is special about this Inter team and how important Spalletti is to the teams success to which he replied: “Spalletti motivates everyone, from the third keeper to the third striker, this is his strength, the players that play all the time to the players that play only 2 minutes, everyone gives everything, this is our strength. Then we have started the season well but our path is long, many things can happen that is why we are happy right now but we will continue to work with our heads down. No-one wants to go back to how it used to be. Skriniar? Very strong, I got to know him at Sampdoria, he gives us a alot of satisfaction this year and will do so in years to come” Ranocchia concluded.