Inter now also believes in the Champions League and organizes itself to come out unscathed against Atletico at the Metropolitano: the secret may be not to close in.
Sensini, the former Argentine footballer who wore the shirts of Parma, Udinese and Lazio, spoke to the microphones of TVPlay about his way of playing, the satisfaction of the Scudetto won in the biancoceleste shirt and then about his memories on the pitch with Simone Inzaghi. For Nestor Sensini, Inzaghi’s Inter team has already closed the championship discourse and now has the moral duty to make a good impression in the Champions League as well, beating Atletico Madrid away.
Beginning with glorious memories, Sensini wanted to talk about his Lazio’s strength. “My Lazio had everything, experience and youth. They had already come close to winning the Scudetto the year before, then it was our turn. It was not easy, in fact, we were five points behind when there were six days left. But we had great players and a great coach.”
For Sensini, that Scudetto was a unique experience: “We suffered more in that wait for Juve’s game than in ours… I was not a star player like Veron, Nesta or Mancini. But I adapted to what Eriksson asked of me. He needed a player to change game form from game to game. I had a reading of the game that allowed me to arrive earlier.”
On Inter’s path of former teammate Inzaghi, Sensini said the Nerazzurri are showing strength and character. “Simone Inzaghi, as a player, was very restless. Like his brother, he was always thinking about the goal. I already knew that Simeone and Mancini would become coaches… I didn’t think someone like Sergio Conceicao would make it. Mihajlovic also already had a lot of personality.”
“Simone cared a lot and he started very well at Lazio,” the interviewee continued. “Now at Inter it is not easy, but he is doing great. He will probably win the league, and then he will play for the Champions League: Inter has a good chance. “
Champions League date for Inter: “Simone must not close himself off against Cholo’s Atletico. “
“The 1:0 of the go doesn’t give any guarantees,” Sensini continued, “Cholo will want to do everything possible to overturn the result, also because they came out of the Copa del Rey. Inter must not close because Atletico will try from the first second to overturn the game. “
“By now Lautaro has reached an incredible point of maturity,” the interviewee later said. “Before, I saw him very focused on scoring goals, even looking for positions that were not his own. Now everything comes easy to him, he plays for the team and is also the captain. Lautaro seems to be on par with Crespo and Batistuta.”
“When Scaloni started the top scorer was Lautaro, then at the World Cup he was not well and Julian Alvarez was extraordinary. He won the Copa Libertadores at River, then he went to City and it feels like he’s still playing at home in Argentina. The coach always speaks very highly of him, he’s young, he’s a world champion. Both he and Lautaro are very strong and the important thing is that there is a great future for the Argentine national team.”
Finally, Sensini said he would love to be able to return to Italy as a coach. Maybe in one of the cities where he played. “But if I want to coach there I have to be there and make myself known and let them know I’m ready. It’s not like they call you in Argentina to tell you to come to Italy… “