Speaking to Top Calcio, the former Inter owner Massimo Moratti spoke about what was his baby for 18 years, but not only on the day which marks the club’s 109th birthday. Here are his words:
Barcelona-PSG last night reminded you of Barcelona-Inter from 2010? “We were in ten after a few minutes and in some respects the game yesterday made me realize how strong we were. I felt a pain out of the ordinary, but for us it ended in joy.”
Uefa Cup ’98. “It was a formidable team, we had an extraordinary attack, difficult to see in the world: it was a wonderful prize to the sacrifice of the boys after the disappointment of Turin.”
Messi to Inter harder than the Ronaldo purchase? “The purchase of Ronaldo was not difficult because no one expected it, we bought him and there was no competition. For Leo, however, it is not easy. Last night we saw the fantastic footballer he is again”
The Treble – “Wonderful, the best memory, though in other seasons is not that we had bad memories. I have experienced moments of joy and sorrow, but this was the prize for the people and for the fans, seeing them happy made me happy after many years”.
Mourinho – “Very professional with a touch of genius.”
Herrera – “Magician, he anticipated football by 30 years”.
Mancini: “He deserves to be the most successful in the club’s history, with us he was very good he gave us many satisfactions. The Triplete base was created by him. Why did he not renew his contract last summer? He realized that no one, including himself, was convinced. He made a courageous and intelligent choice. ”
Fatal Mantova – “Sometimes the game in which you have done what was necessary to win, you lose. That was a year when everything went wrong, including Lisbon. Very honestly it was destiny”
May 5, 2002 – “The explanation is that our team thought they had the game in their pocket from the beginning and yet it was not. The opponents were serious and then it went wrong. It ‘s true that we lost the championship in a game, but also risked it in previous days. ”
Suning – “They are good, they have great will and objectives as well as great availability. Honestly I have a lot of confidence in them. ”
Pioli – “He’s very good, now he has to overcome the problem of the big matches but we will have many more matches to change this. He is very serious, he makes the team play well. Conte or Simeone instead? Why spoil the party to begin? let him continue the good he is doing, then it will be decided later this year. ”
Objective Champions League: “Analytically it is not easy: Juve apart, Rome and Naples have been shown to be very strong in the duels against us. The chances are slim, but after Barcelona-PSG everything is possible.”
What is the standout moment from 109 years of Inter – “Saying the treble would be too easy, but the images of greatest difficulty can also be the best: like the first European Cup and then my first years where we were struggling to win: that is the real charm of the club . I love all the fans because we live the same story and the same emotions, the hope is to keep a high level of trust”.
Source: Top Calcio
