Inter emerged 2-0 victors over Ajax within the opening match of their Champions League marketing campaign this night, with two objectives from French ahead Marcus Thuram proving to be the distinction between the 2 sides.
Chatting with Prime Video after , , Inter defender Stefan De Vrij stated “It was essential to get the win and get outcomes after two robust defeats. We carried out effectively,” he stated, “however we have to enhance nonetheless. We did effectively right this moment to take the lead and skim the sport and what it was all about: we gained with out struggling an excessive amount of, effectively accomplished to everybody.”
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 17: Marcus Thuram of Internazionale celebrates scoring his crew’s second purpose with crew mates in the course of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD1 match between AFC Ajax and FC Internazionale Milano at Johan Cruijff Area on September 17, 2025 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photograph by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Photographs)
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It was an essential win, certainly, for the Nerazzurri. A defeat in final weekend’s Derby d’Italia towards Juventus created a loss sandwich with a global break filling, having suffered a 2-1 loss to Udinese previous to the 2 weeks off.
Inter defender De Vrij: “We managed the sport effectively”
De Vrij continued to debate the win over Ajax, when a reporter requested him what impressed him most out of the efficiency or the outcome, “Each. The higher you play, the better it’s to get a outcome. We all the time attempt to uphold our ideas. At present we additionally did effectively to not concede.”
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 02: Stefan de Vrij celebrates scoring his crew’s first purpose in the course of the Serie A match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 02, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
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“That they had an opportunity on the counterattack however I don’t bear in mind any nice possibilities. We managed the sport effectively and did what the match required.”
Inter want to bounce again from their 5-0 defeat in final season’s Champions League marketing campaign as they try to win the event this time spherical.
Their subsequent match sees them welcome Slavia Prague to San Siro on September 30, earlier than travelling to Belgium to play Union Saint-Gilloise in October.