Antonio Conte says Inter have not lost hope and are still well in the running to secure a Champions League round of 16 spot.
Inter handed themselves a lifeline in the Champions League following their 3-2 win over group leaders Monchengladbach on Tuesday night.
Prior to that game, the Nerazzurri looked all but ‘out’ of the competition and even faced the danger of finishing bottom of the group.
But a dramatic win over first-placed Monchengladbach and another victory for Shakhtar Donetsk over Real Madrid opened up the group once again. Antonio Conte and his men can now dream again.
Things are set to go down to the wire with only three points separating all sides ahead of the last game of the group.
Antonio Conte was pleased with his side’s victory and believes they are back in with a chance at qualification once again.
“Gladbach are in an excellent period of form, in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League. If you are not a team, tactically, physically, in terms of character, you don’t come here and win,” Conte told Sky Sport Italia.
“We absolutely deserved to win and could’ve frankly avoided suffering quite so much towards the end. We beat the group leaders and we are alive. I thank the lads, they had the right spirit. When they have this desire to help each other out and be a real team, we cause problems for the opposition.”
Inter Milan will host Bologna for a Serie A game at the weekend before their all-important final Champions League group fixture against Shakhtar Donetsk next week.
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