Simone Inzaghi acknowledges Inter want to repeat their long Champions League run, but ‘the big objective for this club is the Scudetto.’
The Nerazzurri have been more successful in Europe and in terms of lifting silverware over Inzaghi’s two years, winning the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana back-to-back, then reaching the Champions League Final.
“It was a great season where we saw growth on the European level, because reaching the Final doesn’t happen every year. It had been 12 years since Inter got this far, so that is something to be proud of,” Inzaghi told Soccerking during the club’s pre-season tour of Asia.
“Without doubt, we want to confirm our European status, albeit knowing it will be very difficult. The big objective for this club is the Scudetto. We are trying to prepare and reinforce in the best possible way. We hope to win the title.”
Inzaghi is perhaps more successful as a coach than he was in his playing days at Lazio and Piacenza.
He also sees himself as part of a wider movement in Italian football that really made a mark last season.
“Aside from the usual clichés about Catenaccio, I’d say Italian football has improved a great deal, which is why we saw Inter, Roma and Fiorentina all reach the Finals of their respective UEFA club competitions.
“In Serie A there are 20 teams, with 10 of them playing three at the back and the other 10 with a four-man defence. The 3-5-2 gave me a lot of guarantees, but coaches are ready for anything and my first season at Lazio had four at the back.”