“We knew that Palermo would play aggressively and that they prepared for the game all week. But we basically scored on ourselves, then we managed to equalize and play well for 30 minutes. And we did score. In the last part of the game we were waning and risked losing the game. But then football is like that, we looked like we were losing and instead went close to winning it with Osvaldo’s chance.”
This was the analysis of Mazzarri after the game when talking to Mediaset Premium after the 1-1 draw in Palermo. The coach then talked about Kovacic;
“I know where he performs the best, the lad is growing and he has really matured (as a player). He has begun scoring but the problem is he was sidelined for 4-5 days due to injury. At the end he was tired. The annulled Icardi-goal? We aren’t lucky, it would have made it all different and I would have made other subs.”
Regarding the foul on Nagatomo by Belotti;
“The defender is defending the ball, he is pushed and shoved to the ground. We put three strikers in on the pitch, we are trying ot create an Inter mentality. But today it went like this; we saw how the game began. Tomorrow I’ll talk to the lads again, we need to grow a lot more.”
The subject then went to the absence of Palacio;
“We miss him. Osvaldo isn’t in perfect condition, Mauro is always playing and Rodrigo is on his way back. He would have been good to help me give one of the other two a rest.”
And about Guarin;
“He is doing well also as a striker. The important thing is that he shows continuity and that he is focused in both phases. At a technical and physical level he could do everything.”
