Soccer-Inzaghi, Allegri Downplay Importance Of Inter-Juve Clash – News18

Both Inter Milan supervisor Simone Inzaghi and Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri downplayed the importance of Sunday’s prime-of-the-desk Serie A conflict between the 2 sides because the title battle intensifies.

Inter and Juve have engaged in a cat-and-mouse battle for the highest place for a lot of the season, with Inter presently main with 54 factors, one forward of second-positioned Juve and with a sport in hand.

“Tomorrow’s match is very important, but it won’t decide anything,” Inzaghi advised reporters on Saturday.

“We have to look ahead, though; we want to win this match. I don’t want to make comparisons, though. There are still four months to go and it’s not a match that will decide things.

“We have played against Juventus many times over the years, we have had very important finals, league matches, Coppa Italia finals, each match has its own story.”

Despite taking part in at house and being on a 5-match profitable run, Inzaghi shied away from labelling his facet as favourites to win the match.

“There’s been a lot of talk about favourites; we are Inter and we know we have a huge responsibility in every game. We have already provided 30 very positive matches,” he added.

Allegri echoed Inzaghi’s feedback concerning the match throughout a separate press convention.

“It’s not a decisive turning point, with three points you can recover and lose them in a few games. We have to get the points to get to the Champions League, which is our goal of the season,” Allegri stated.

“We have great respect for Inter because they are the strongest team in the league and favourites for the Scudetto.

“There are still many games to go, football is full of unexpected events. You have to have balance, the most difficult thing is managing the moments of difficulty that occur throughout the season.”

(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)