Antonio Conte has warned his Inter players they have no room for error in tomorrow’s Coppa Italia semi-final second leg at Juventus.
The Nerazzurri must overturn a 2-1 deficit at the Allianz Stadium after an error-strewn performance in last week’s first leg.
Conte remains hopeful of staging a fightback against his former club but said Inter could not afford to make similar mistakes in Turin.
“We’ll be playing a very strong Juventus side who don’t need to be given gifts like the ones we gave them in the first leg,” Conte told Rai Sport tonight, as quoted by Gazzetta.it.
“We need to better than we did in the last game, we want to win and get through.
“I’ve played football so I know certain mistakes can happen, we just need to learn from them.
“I have my own convictions which I try to transmit to the players through hard work.
“We’re preparing the match in the best possible manner.”
Conte was confident his players would deliver the performance he’s looking for in Turin tomorrow, citing Inter’s recent displays as a source of optimism.
“I expect the players to do what they’ve always shown me they can do, taking control of the game and always trying to score,” he added.
“None of them have ever let us down, after all if you’ve reached this stage of the competition it means you’ve done something important.
“We know we have to be reference points for our supporters and we want to make them proud.
“This must always be our mission.”
Lautaro Martinez gave Inter an early lead at San Siro last week, before Ashley Young conceded a penalty to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to equalise.
Samir Handanovic and Alessandro Bastoni then let Ronaldo in to score his second after a mix-up outside Inter’s box, with the Nerazzurri unable to find a leveller despite numerous chances in the second half.
The winner of tomorrow’s tie will meet Napoli or Atalanta in May, with the final due to be held at San Siro.
