Gary Medel believes Inter can “fight for the Scudetto” but “we have to cut out certain mistakes.”
The Nerazzurri are two points behind Serie A leaders Roma, and meet the Giallorossi at San Siro tomorrow evening.
“It’s clear that to finish top you have to beat the smaller teams,” Medel explained in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport.
Gary Medel believes Inter can “fight for the Scudetto” but “we have to cut out certain mistakes.”
The Nerazzurri are two points behind Serie A leaders Roma, and meet the Giallorossi at San Siro tomorrow evening.
“It’s clear that to finish top you have to beat the smaller teams,” Medel explained in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport.
“But beating Roma would mean they didn’t pull away, and that we’d go above them. Roma are a top team, they’re tough, they play football, they have different options and they’re compact.
“They have pace, and they know how to control the game.
“As for ourselves, we can fight for the title, but we have to cut out certain mistakes. We shouldn’t drop points the way we did against Palermo.
“Are Roma and Napoli stronger? I think so, they have something extra right now, but we’re working to surpass them.
“We’ve been working for this since last season, and strong players, experienced players have come in, mixing with talented youngsters.
“If we avoid certain mistakes, we can catch-up with Roma and Napoli.”
The Nerazzurri have struggled to find the back of the net so far this term, with just 10 goals in their 10 Serie A games.
“You can talk about playing well or badly, it’s obviously subjective. What’s important is to get three points, and create more scoring chances.
“In football things aren’t the fault of one player or the Coach, it depends on the whole team, because nobody is more important than the team.”
The Chilean international then reflected on his younger days, including a car crash in 2009, and the source of his ‘Pitbull’ nickname.
“I used to play football every single day,” Medel recalled.
“I was always on the street, sometimes my father would have to come out and grab my by the ear and take me back into the house.
“I was happy on the pitch, because my friends were there, but there were also no people with drugs. There were enough distractions to take the wrong path.
“If I hadn’t gotten out with football, I might have become a trafficker.
“My car crash? It was seven in the morning, I was in Chile, I’d come home and had very little sleep.
“The sun got in my eyes, but I’d also made the mistake of not wearing a seatbelt. I fell asleep, I lost control, I was going 140km/h and I came flying out the windscreen.
“When I was recovering in hospital, I began to understand what had happened and at one point I touched my leg.
“I couldn’t feel it. I was afraid. Then, like magic, my agent came to see me and gave me a pat on the leg. I felt it! It was a sign. Things like that make you stronger.
“As for my nickname, it was given to me by a former teammate in the Under-18s, Rodrigo Paillaqueo.
“One day he saw me running at break-neck speed, non-stop, like crazy – where the ball was, I was. Like a dog following the play. Like a pitbull.
“Is Felipe Melo a pitbull? There’s nothing better than having two pitbulls in the squad!”