Inter manager Antonio Conte has turned the page on the defeat to Bologna this past weekend and has now set his sights on taking over Lazio and finishing in second place according to a report in today’s print edition of Italian daily newspaper Corriere dello Sport.

Inter currently sit in fourth place and are trailing Lazio by four points but with a win tonight they could reduce that gap to a single point.

Conte is well aware that he and the entire squad are under scrutiny having thrown away the match against Bologna at San Siro and he is expecting immediate reaction from everyone in tonight’s match away to Hellas Verona.

Rather than blast his squad in his pre-match press conference, Conte opted to declare his faith in those at his disposal rather than fuel the tensions that have been created in the days since the loss to Bologna.

The former Italian national team manager is convinced that the comments made will provide him with the answers he is looking for at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi.