Inter manager Luciano Spalletti has welcomed the arrival of central defender Lisandro Lopez to the club in an interview with reporters who were gathered outside the meeting involving Serie A managers and referees over the newly introduced VAR technology.

“It is confirmation of what I was saying, we have good directors. I am convinced that their skill puts us ahead of other competitors.”

The Nerazzurri boss then spoke with the same reporters on VAR and some of what was discussed in the meeting.

“VAR is an innovation which has led to 90 per cent correct choices and 10 per cent wrong decisions. It is clear that we need to work on that 10 per cent to improve again.

“It would be devastating to go backward. All the right people are in the right positions. There are things that need to be improved, but everything is pointing in the right direction.”

He concluded, “We are working in the right way.”