Celebrating his 24th birthday in Appiano Gentile with the shirt of Inter sewn on, Joao Mario lingers and talks with Inter Channel about the team.

“I’m happy to spend this day here at Inter, now I want a win Sunday against Palermo,” he began.

“Against Bologna we had a good game, now we trust and we hope to move forward in the cup.

“The trip to Barbera? We have to do our job, we are Inter and we want to win.

“Am I immediately in the heart of the fans? For me it is a pride, I just have to keep improving.”