Inter coach Stefano Pioli spoke to media outlets in his post-match press conference after Inter crashed to a 3-1 defeat at home to Roma.

“The match was complicated because we were up against strong opposition. I’m sorry because we didn’t concede that many goal-scoring chances to them, we controlled their attackers very well. They were much more efficient because we also had clear-cut chances. I’m disappointed, especially for their first goal.”

“The team had approached the game well, but they have suffered because tonight’s opponents were good. We reacted, but they were more effective than us.”

The Inter coach also spoke about his side’s lack of luck in front of goal.

“We played today with three players behind Icardi, the positions of the players on the pitch don’t matter. They were simply better than us from this aspect. These things make the difference.”

Despite the poor performance, Pioli backed his side to come back stronger.

“This is the moment for us to demonstrate what kind of team we are. It’s easy to be enthusiastic when the results go your way, but now we have to demonstrate that we believe in what we’re doing even after a bad defeat. We’ve always been good at picking ourselves up and bouncing back before.”

Pioli then discussed the penalty controversy that was mentioned by Luciano Spalletti.

“I have only answered your questions claiming that everything evens out at the end of the season. Then I only said that there’s a numerical difference between the penalties we’ve been awarded and the one’s Roma have been awarded, but that’s just a statistic. My players have to only think about giving all they have, and maybe do better than they did today. We’re not looking for excuses.”

When asked about whether tonight’s defeat suggests that Inter are perhaps not ready for the Champions League, Pioli said: “The defeats against Roma, Juventus and Napoli say that, for various reasons, we lacked a little something.”

Lastly, the tactician spoke of Medel’s performance in the heart of the Inter defence. “He’s charismatic, his lack of height wasn’t a problem against good attackers, he still gets all the balls with his head.”