Inter manager Luciano Spalletti held a brief press conference ahead of tomorrow night’s Coppa Italia clash with tournament surprise package Pordenone.

“Pordenone represent a real danger. They are a solid club and their coach Leonardo Colucci has worked as assistant manager for Marco Giampaolo [of Sampdoria]. His side played entertaining football – we saw it in their game against Cagliari and we all know how good a side Cagliari are and how difficult it was for us against them.”

Spalletti was then asked about any changes he would be making as well as being asked if Yann Karamoh would get some game time.

“Tomorrow some players who have played less will play, but sum has to be the same Inter. If we don’t do that we’ll create a difficult night for our future.

“Karamoh, Joao Cancelo, Dalbert, Daniele Padelli, Andrea Ranocchia and Eder will play.

“Karamoh has extraordinary technical skills, he dribbles well in tough situations and has the ability to give the team the upper hand. I hope my players will justify the trust I have put in them.

“The players deserve a lot of credit. They show great respect and professionalism towards our club and the team colours. We still have work to do to improve some aspects of our game because we haven’t reached our full potential yet. We should be motivated by that because we know we can get better!”

He concluded by insisting that Inter’s outlook toward upcoming fixtures will remain the same.

“We will take continue to take each game game by game, regardless of what the next match is. I hope there will be more high-quality Milan derbies in the future because the city and the fans of both clubs deserve it.”