Federico Dimarco has shared his thoughts and feelings following on from Inter’s 4-1 win over Cagliari in the last 16 of the Coppa Italia at San Siro on Tuesday night.

“We started off great. The game went in the right direction because we opened the scoring after 30 seconds,” he explained in an interview with Inter’s in-house channel Inter TV.

“For those of us who do not play a lot it is not easy to start from the beginning because maybe you do not have a full 90 minutes in your legs but I think we gave a positive response today with what we showed on the pitch.”

The 22-year-old full back concluded the interview by sharing his delight at making just his third appearance across all competitions this season: “It is always exciting for me to wear the Inter shirt. I am also always proud to wear the Nerazzurri shirt at San Siro.”