Matteo Politano described his first goal for Inter as ‘a liberation’ but admits he still has vast room for improvement following the Nerazzurri’s 2-0 win over Cagliari.
The Italian found the net with one minute of normal time remaining to rubber-stamp a fourth straight win in all competitions for Luciano Spalletti’s side, who have now moved up to fourth in the Serie A table, but told Inter TV after the match that he wasn’t entirely satisfied with his performance.
“It’s a great relief [to have scored],” he said, “but I still need to improve a lot. I’m [only] half-happy with my performance tonight because I made a lot of mistakes in the second half.
“It was important to build on our last few results and we did that very well. Now we need to focus on PSV; it won’t be easy but we’ll be going there to win.
“We have to approach every match like we approached tonight’s match, we know we’re a great team. We’re a more close-knit team now and that’s the result of all the work we’ve been doing during the week.
“I’d like to dedicate my goal tonight to my wife and my family – let’s hope it’s the first of many.”