"It wasn't my Inter and we know that. But I'm proud of the boys and what they've done along the way."
Simone Inzaghi is disappointed and bitter, but he does not want the result and performance in this Champions League final — which ended in a deep 5-0 defeat to PSG — to erase all the good that has been done and seen so far this season.
But he accepts the reality: "PSG was stronger, we didn't make it, we started badly, we conceded a goal and made it easier for the opponents. This loss is heavy, but it does not erase the journey we have made so far. They deserved it, we should have done better, but I don't forget. Zero titles, yes, but still very skillful. There is disappointment and anger, but compliments should be made to the team".
Why didn't I activate Frattesi? Davide deserved to play part of the final, but when I decided to put Zalewski in place of Dimarco first, he had an idea. Then Bisseck and Calhanoglu were forced substitutions and at that point we were at a 3-goal disadvantage, so I preferred not to put it in."
"Will I go to the Club World Cup in America? I came here out of respect and politeness for you. I don't know how to answer this question. We will see in the coming days with the club," he said at the press conference.
So the doubt remains: will he stay at Inter or will he succumb to the temptation of Al Hilal?
"We'll see in the coming days with the club," he reiterated to Sky.
"Now, after a final — the second in three years that we have lost — there is a lot of bitterness to think about. There will be time to talk calmly with my club, which was with us tonight, even in the locker rooms."