CORINI POST-MATCH REACTIONS

Brescia's coach Eugenio Corini met the press following the 2-1 loss against Inter.

“It was a good performance, we had to settle, as we’ve only been working with this system for a couple of days and at the start we didn’t have the right shape. We went behind with a bit of bad luck, but then dominated the second half and pushed to the very end. We should’ve closed down both Lukaku and Lautaro, but we were too passive in our defending. In Serie A TIM, there are players who can put the ball in the net from 25 metres out. It was the response I wanted from a team in a difficult situation and an uphill struggle, but I never doubted these players anyway. We must realise our dimension and our role in this season. The analysis should be also on the way we played the game, not just the results.”

On Balotelli: “I realise Mario attracts a lot of attention, but we need to just leave him alone to grow and develop in the role, to understand the context he is in. A great player combines talent with other attributes and I am proud to help accompany him in this journey, but I can only do so much and he is the one who has to take the final step.”

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