Inter Coach Roberto Mancini says ‘there are better teams than us’ in Serie A and expects a tough challenge from Chievo.
The Nerazzurri have begun the season impressively by winning their first three matches, including a 1-0 Milan derby victory in Week 3.
This weekend they take on an on-form Chievo side, who held Juventus to a draw in Turin last week and hammered Lazio 4-0 the week before. Read our match preview here.
Inter Coach Roberto Mancini says ‘there are better teams than us’ in Serie A and expects a tough challenge from Chievo.
The Nerazzurri have begun the season impressively by winning their first three matches, including a 1-0 Milan derby victory in Week 3.
This weekend they take on an on-form Chievo side, who held Juventus to a draw in Turin last week and hammered Lazio 4-0 the week before. Read our match preview here.
"Winning a derby is never easy and for us it was a complex and difficult game,” Mancini told Corriere dello Sport.
“Clearly now we are very happy, but I don’t believe that the euphoria that everyone has can be a danger because we know well that Chievo will not let us win.
“They are in great form, they’ve started the season well and are always difficult to deal with. That's why we have to be very alert.
“Two years ago Roma won 10 matches in a row and then finished second behind Juventus.
“Starting the league well is important and allows us to be more relaxed, but we know that there are teams better equipped than us and opponents who will definitely come back from a bad start.
“We are on the right track, but to build a team takes time and we must continue to work well. The mentality doesn’t change in a day, but after months and months of work.
“We need to give the new arrivals time to adapt – from now to the end of the first half of the season, there are a lot of matches and we can’t afford to get distracted.
“Abundance of defenders with the return of Miranda? A coach always wants to have this kind of problem.”