The Inter coach comments on the defeat in the derby: “We were sloppy, we played badly, all our crosses went to the Milan defenders: we need to push hard in the last 10 games.”

Same result, same outcome, same disappointment. Cristian Chivu loses his second derby in two as Inter coach, sees Milan close the gap from a potential 13 points to almost half that (-7) and analyzes the Nerazzurri’s defeat: “The first half was subdued, we conceded their goal. In the second half, we stepped up a gear and at times we managed to create a few chances. In the end, we tried to break down their low block by changing our formation, but unfortunately we couldn’t get the equalizer. We were sloppy, we played poorly, we struggled, and our crosses became easy targets for their defenders. There was management and little dynamism, Milan waited for us low and hit us on the counterattack. We need to improve, continuing the good things we’ve done so far.“

The individuals and the episode—  The problem is always related to direct confrontations: ”We should have done better, our game always goes through our attackers, who were a bit lacking today. It’s not an excuse: it was just the boys, they just need to improve, and it’s good for two young players to play these kinds of games. It wasn’t the game to take away the confidence of this group. But we all should have made better use of the episodes in our favor.“ And then we come to the controversial handball by Ricci in the final minutes: ”There’s VAR and AVAR, and I think they checked it… I have nothing to say. I’m thinking about the performance and my mistakes. This team still has 10 games and 30 points up for grabs, we have to keep going. Atalanta? We’re +7, we have to continue with our performances. Even with a different result today, nothing would have changed.”