Antonio Conte hailed Inter Milan’s first Serie A triumph since 2010 on Sunday as “one of a very powerful successes” of his career.
Inter clinched their 19th Scudetto after nearest rivals Atalanta drew 1-1 at Sassuolo to leave the Nerazzurri 13 points clear with four games remaining.
Conte lifted the Italian title on three occasions as the Juventus coach and won the Premier League as Chelsea boss in 2018.
“This is one of the most important successes of my career,” the 51-year-old advised Italian tv station Rai.
“Deciding to affix Inter was not simple, simply when the workforce was not outfitted to win instantly.
“Furthermore, the opponent was Juventus for whom I had labored for a very long time, who had dominated for 9 years. Today we will say that our sacrifices have paid off.”
The former Italy coach pinpointed Inter’s humiliating Champions League group stage exit in December as paving the way for their success.
Since then they stepped up a gear in the league and lost just one game.
“The key moment of the season was when we came out of the Champions League, when we were inundated with a sea of criticism, all too excessive,” stated Conte.
“We had been good at utilizing these criticisms, remodeling the unfavourable into the constructive, additionally as a result of this group was not used to successful,” he added.
Players’ trust
Inter have conceded a league low of just 29 goals so far this term under Conte.
“The lads trusted me. You can’t always attack, you have to understand when to attack or wait,” he stated.
“When it was essential to assault it was accomplished, when it was vital to attend they did it, the options had been discovered all the time.
“You have to know the moments of the match, we had been good at this,” he added.
Inter have four games left including a trip to Juve which could decide whether his former club qualify for the Champions League.
“It will be an important match for them, we want to do our part until the end trying to get the most out of these last four days.
“For me, going back to the Allianz Stadium is always a pleasure: before I entered it as a host, now I’m learning to do it as an opponent.”
Meanwhile Conte has one yr left on his contract, however refused to be drawn on his future.
“At the tip of the season we are going to make the suitable analysis.
“We have accomplished one thing extraordinary and I wish to take pleasure in this second.
“The Scudetto is for my household, and I can’t overlook Lele Oriali, who is essential to me and has influenced me probably the most over time.”
In July 2019, former Italy and Inter midfielder Oriali, 68, joined Conte on the club’s coaching staff.
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