Inter CEO Beppe Marotta feels that the Nerazzurri have had a good 2022, even if missing out on the Serie A title last season meant that they didn’t achieve all their goals.

Speaking to Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport in an interview published in today’s print edition, via FCInter1908, the executive noted that the Nerazzurri’s year could have been even better with the Scudetto, but was still one to look back on with pride.

At the start of 2022, Inter found themselves in a positive position in the Serie A table, and with a Champions League round of sixteen tie against Liverpool to look ahead to.

Despite positive performances, the Nerazzurri let the Scudetto slip to city rivals AC Milan and exited the Champions League to Liverpool.

On the other hand, Inter brought home the Supercoppa Italiana and Coppa Italia trophies for the first time in over a decade last season.

This time around, Inter endured a rough start to the season, but then recovered to haul themselves back into title contention in Serie A and qualify for the Champions League knockouts from a “group of death” containing Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

“My assessment of this calendar year is that it was overall positive,” Marotta looked back, “even if the icing on the cake was missing, namely the Scudetto.”

“However,” he continued, “we won two trophies, and above all we took another step forward in terms of the growth of our values, determination, and the awareness of what we’re capable of.”

The CEO said that “Our goal for 2023 is to be ambitious.”

“This is not presumption or arrogance, but something that the history of this club demands from us.”

Marotta noted that “The match against Napoli will represent a stern test, but one that we must face with a desire to succeed and start the year off on the right foot.”