Roberto Mancini hopes Inter can register a third consecutive victory at Cagliari, but Celtic “had seemed too easy.”
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“Can we get a third straight win? Nobody can say that for sure. It will be difficult, as always, because Cagliari are very solid on home turf,” said Mancio in a Press conference.
Roberto Mancini hopes Inter can register a third consecutive victory at Cagliari, but Celtic “had seemed too easy.”
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“Can we get a third straight win? Nobody can say that for sure. It will be difficult, as always, because Cagliari are very solid on home turf,” said Mancio in a Press conference.
“Obviously we hope to win and hope to improve our defensive record. Gianfranco Zola’s teams are always tough to beat. We’re almost the same age and I’m happy to have him back in Serie A.”
Mateo Kovacic and Lukas Podolski have been dropped recently, but Mancini insisted there was no decision to drop them.
“We are evaluating the form and fitness of several players. Mateo is a first choice pick like everyone else, such as Hernanes. He needs patience and will get his chances. There will be a few changes, I can say that.
“Podolski is improving and I hope he can find the goal as soon as possible.”
Andrea Ranocchia could be rested due to a persistent knee problem that has troubled him for a month.
“He’s doing everything possible to play. When we concede goals it is never the fault of an individual, but of the whole team.”
Inter were 2-0 up at Celtic Park in the Europa League on Thursday, but managed to throw away the victory for a 3-3 draw.
“In Glasgow we started so well that the game seemed almost too easy. After a while we got lax with our marking, but in these arenas the results can change in a minute. They just needed one goal to become extraordinary thanks to the passion of the fans.”