…PLAYING AGAINST THE CHAMPION

The answer is in the question so congratulations. It's a match that gives you strong emotions. I think that the Sassuolo squad can compete with anyone, clearly we're playing against the Italian champions who are very strong but for me Sassuolo has a squad that can put in a good performance, even if it comes from two very negative performances, even against Inter. The serious mistake we made against Lecce and Fiorentina was not bringing many players into the ball area and not being aggressive, so having brought few players into the ball area is above all not having had that aggressiveness and that desire to close and double the opponents which allows us to play the game, few players in the ball area, passive and you took some beatings. For me it's not a matter of Inter's weak points but if Sassuolo plays a match with personality, and when the opponents have the ball, Inter have extraordinary players, but if you bring in many players you also limit the extraordinary players they have.

…INJURY REPORT

We've had Berardi, Castillejo and Defrel out for a while. Ruan is disqualified, we have Thorstvedt who has pubic discomfort and we'll evaluate him tomorrow, Mattia Viti who didn't finish training today, he has a stomach ache, I don't know what could be and we will evaluate it tomorrow.

…RELEGATION

We were in Verona two days before and it's not easy, in Salerno you played the match but we made some serious mistakes. I am certain, because our history says this, that all of us will do our best to ensure that things go better, there is no doubt about this. We are all experiencing great suffering, great sorrow, and these are a push to make things go better. Even in Florence or against Lecce we struggled, we succeeded in nothing of what we wanted to do but no one spared themselves. When things don't go well you struggle more but we will do everything we can from here to the end, that's a certainty.

…ABOUT THE SEASON

We must first close the season and reach the goal. We will give the right vote later. This trophy would give me joy for my work, but also as a footballer I got some great satisfaction with Lazio. I heard my brother's interview, but he is biassed. Some said that I was better, I was technically decent but I scored 98 goals, he scored more than 300 as a professional.

…INJURIES

Yes, there are some doubts. Today I have the last training session at 5pm and I hope I can work well to decide Everyone is available tomorrow except Cuadrado, who is a little fatigued. He will return on Tuesday. The other players will have to be good at carving out their space, but based on the way they train, they all deserve to play.

…LAUTARO’S LACK OF GOAL

He's fine, he's focused. A striker lives on goals, but he hasn't had many opportunities between suspensions and international breaks. I'm not worried..

…ABOUT THE MATCH

The stakes are very high, we know we have won the last five derbies, but this thing will count for nothing tomorrow. We are facing the second in the standings who will have the majority of the public on their side. We talked with the boys about what we are doing, about our path. We know that it can be an important day, but it is not an obsession to win the championship tomorrow. We have done what we had to do since July 13th. When the climb finishes, we want to see the view. We have excellent sensations, we worked hard and well. Tomorrow could be an important day for the Inter family. We still have another training session to prepare for the derby in the best possible way.