Antonio Conte insists his Inter side should not be too disappointed after losing to Real Madrid at home in the Champions League.
Antonio Conte insists Inter should not be too let down by the 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid but rather see the difference.
The Nerazzurri are practically out of the Champions League with two points from four games. They even face the risk of not even getting third place with a spot in the Europa League.
Arturo Vidal saw red, but even before that, Inter seemed unlikely to make much impact on a reshuffled Real Madrid side.
Regardless of that result, Conte says his side should not be too let down with the defeat.
“It was always going to be difficult playing against big clubs like Real Madrid, so when going a goal down and a man down, it becomes an impossible mountain to climb,” Conte told Sky Sport Italia.
“I think we saw the difference between them and us. It shouldn’t knock us down. It should show us there’s a path we must take and we need to be hungry, hard-working, and humble, to realize where we are and not let ourselves get swayed by voices from the outside.”
“The only path forward is to work hard and grow in every possible way.”
Conte also shrugged off the suggestions of Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez’s lack of goals.
“I don’t think we’re weak upfront, as we score plenty of goals. We are perhaps conceding a few too many at the moment. As I said, the game was immediately an uphill struggle and it became difficult to get back into it due to a red card that was caused by an excessive protest.”
“This is the situation, we accept it. We had done much better and were more aggressive in Madrid, but it was tough here to be almost immediately 1-0 down and then see a player sent off. That knocked the wind out of us.”
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