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Mauro Icardi was interviewed by Marco Barzaghi. Here is the conversation that will air on Italia Uno.

It has been the most important year of your life (even private life). Are you blessed?
“The one who have made history at Inter like Zanetti and Milito are blessed, I’m still starting. It has been my first year, I did the best I could also because of the injury. Next year we will start from zero and begin a new year in the best way.”

Was there a time when you thought you wouldn’t succeed?
“I didn’t expect these 8 goals. When I was injured, and I felt bad in the groin, I couldn’t even walk. I did the best to recover and help the team.”

Does it bother you to have received the label of bad boy, like Balotelli?
“That’s what people say, but I’m certainly not a bad boy, I’m always at home with the family, I’m not a bad boy. Even Mario isn’t, people can talk good or bad, like everyone else. We are public figures, they can admire us, criticize or speak well of us.”

Thohir is crazy about you, he says you and Kovacic are fundamental for the future. Do you enjoy these words?
“Sure, it’s good that the president speak well of me and Mateo or the others, but we have to prove everything on the pitch, things are proven on the pitch, not in words.”

How is the relationship with the coach?
“Good, we didn’t know each other, at the beginning we had a good chat and there a good relationship began.”

So it is not true that Mazzarri doesn’t play the young players.
“Of course not. It’s not true. Mateo and I are the youngest and we’re playing. Maybe Mateo played a little less in the beginning, but now he is playing a little more, but the coach has no problem with young people.”

Icard – a derby player?
“Hopefully, it would be nice. But first we must play, then we will say something about the outcome at the end of the game.”

Inter is one step away from Europe, are you ready to close the season in the best way?
“We all want it because it is the goal for all of us, for us it is a beautiful thing. We want to get there, there are 3 games left and we have to play them at 200 percent.”

It will be the last derby for many who have written the history of Inter, what do you want to say? Are you ready to take over their legacy?
“That no, at the beginning it was said that I was the heir of Milito, but to do what he did I’m missing a lot. Zanetti and him have written the history of Inter, have helped me so much, Zanetti was the first I spoke with, Diego and I play the same role and he has always helped me to do well.”

A promise to Inter fans about your future?
“I don’t have to make any promises, but make only those that all players make: to give my best for the shirt.”

How does it end on Sunday?
“There’s no way of knowing.”

Source: fcinternews.it