After Inter’s 1-0 Derby victory against Milan, coach Roberto Mancini spoke
to Mediaet Premium:

“A Derby win on the third matchday where the teams are not in optimal condi
tion is not that important. We are definitely not at our peak, and that is n
ormal. We did some good things, but we also made mistakes. We have players w
ho are out of shape, and they need to be sharper and more aggressive. Melo p
layed in position, and I knew he could contribute. Perisic played in a new r
ole that we practiced a couple of days ago. It was difficult for him but he
played well. The table? It does not matter now. We can talk about it after 1
5 matchdays.  Medel? He did well in defense. He can play in almost every pos
ition. He is experienced, and today he did well. Ranocchia has not played wi
th Medel, but he knows the other South Americans. Milan caused us trouble on
three occasions where we were out of position.”

The coach then went on to talk about Mario Balotelli:

“When he came on he caused us trouble. If we let him do what he can, he wil
l cause us trouble. He did well today. Can Inter win the Scudetto?  The seas
on is long, and we still have a lot of work to do.”

Source: FcInternews.it
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