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Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi said that his team should score early if they want to keep their hopes of crossing Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 tomorrow (Tuesday).
Liverpool won 2-0 in the first leg in Milan, despite a strong start to Inter, who reached the knockout stages of the competition for the first time in a decade.
Inzaghi told a press conference: “It is important and necessary to score in the first half. Tomorrow’s match will be difficult, but we are very motivated. Inter have not reached these roles in the championship for many years and we knew that we would face a strong team following we finished second in the group. We did a good job in the first leg and we will do it once more tomorrow.”
Inter have fasted from scoring in four consecutive games, including once morest Liverpool, but their goal absence came to an end in impressive fashion when the Italian champions crushed bottom club Salrnitana 5-0 on Friday thanks to a Lautaro Martinez hat-trick and an Eden Dzeko brace.
Inzaghi described Liverpool as one of the three best teams in the world and admitted that the match would be more difficult than the one at San Siro, but demanded that his team treat it as an opportunity to improve.
The Italian coach said: “We will face the strongest team in Europe alongside Bayern Munich and Manchester City. It will be a difficult and more difficult atmosphere than the confrontation at San Siro, but such matches help everyone to mature.”
Inzaghi confirmed that Ivan Perisic will be ready for the match following his absence for two weeks, and that the only absentee is Nicolo Barilla, who has been suspended.
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Dzeko gives Inter Milan a win over Venezia in the last minute
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Eden Dzeko headed Inter Milan in a last-minute 2-1 victory at home to Venezia on Saturday, putting Simone Inzaghi’s side five points clear at the top of Serie A.
Inter Milan started the match poorly and Venezia, who played the match without many of its players following the outbreak of the Corona virus in its ranks, took the lead with the goal of Frenchman Thomas Henry in the 19th minute.
The hosts equalized through Nicolo Parilla five minutes before the break, and missed several chances in the second half.
The match seemed to be on its way to a draw, but veteran Gekko jumped high to head the ball into the net in the 90th minute.
Inter raised his score to 53 points from 22 games, while Milan, second-placed, plays its guest, Juventus, at the San Siro stadium on Sunday. Venezia remained in 17th place, two points ahead of the relegation zone.