After Inter’s 1-0 Derby victory against Milan, coach Roberto Mancini spoke to Mediaet Premium:
“A Derby win on the third matchday where the teams are not in optimal condition is not that important. We are definitely not at our peak, and that is normal. We did some good things, but we also made mistakes. We have players who are out of shape, and they need to be sharper and more aggressive. Melo played in position, and I knew he could contribute. Perisic played in a new role that we practiced a couple of days ago. It was difficult for him but he played well. The table? It does not matter now. We can talk about it after 15 matchdays. Medel? He did well in defense. He can play in almost every position. He is experienced, and today he did well. Ranocchia has not played with Medel, but he knows the other South Americans. Milan caused us trouble on three occasions where we were out of position.”
The coach then went on to talk about Mario Balotelli:
“When he came on he caused us trouble. If we let him do what he can, he will cause us trouble. He did well today. Can Inter win the Scudetto? The season is long, and we still have a lot of work to do.”
Source: FcInternews.it
