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Simone Inzaghi admitted he’s ‘apprehensive’ after Inter’s second defeat in a row, a , which noticed them eradicated by the Coppa Italia, which means they will now not full a treble this season.

The Nerazzurri coach insisted the Rossoneri deserve ‘credit score’ for his or her win however famous that the workforce ‘ran out of vitality’ within the second half, throughout which they proved unable to react to Luka Jovic’s opener, positively crumbling after the guests’ second purpose.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 23: Henrikh Mkhitaryan of FC Internazionale reacts throughout the coppa Italia Semi Closing match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)

“We’re sorry for our followers, who as soon as once more confirmed up in nice numbers tonight,” .

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“That’s soccer—it’s a must to give credit score to Milan.”

Inzaghi provides credit score to Milan for inflicting Inter fixed issues this season

“There’s remorse for the primary half, as a result of primarily based on what we created, we might’ve deserved extra.

“Within the second half, we conceded from a nook kick, and luck wasn’t precisely on our aspect both. After that, we did rather a lot much less in comparison with the primary half.

“After all [I’m worried]—we’re not used to shedding two in a row.

“We have to analyse each defeats the precise method. We didn’t should lose in Bologna, and tonight we ran out of vitality within the second half.

BOLOGNA, ITALY – APRIL 20: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale, reacts throughout the Serie A match between Bologna and FC Internazionale at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara on April 20, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photos)

“De Vrij’s purpose would possibly’ve reopened the match, however credit score to Milan—they’ve constantly triggered us issues in all 5 conferences this season. We, myself at the beginning, ought to’ve achieved extra.”

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Inter now face a important string of matches that guarantees to be decisive for his or her season, as Sunday’s postponed conflict in opposition to Roma will likely be adopted by the Champions League semifinal first-leg at Barcelona, and Inzghi acknowledged his aspect is coping with ‘bodily and psychological fatigue’ at this important stage of the season.

“We have now to maintain going,” Inzaghi continued.

“There’s each bodily and psychological fatigue—we must be stronger than all of that.

“This journey has introduced us a whole lot of pleasure, but in addition some disappointments, like tonight. We must always’ve achieved higher—we lacked sharpness in each bins at key moments of the sport.”

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Nevertheless, Inzaghi admitted that fatigue can’t be ‘an excuse’ for his aspect, and urged his gamers to ‘maintain going with confidence’.

“It might probably’t be an excuse,” the coach remarked.

“We have to present most focus within the penalty areas, and tonight we didn’t. Each workforce is coping with fatigue.

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 23: Luka Jovic of AC Milan scores his workforce’s first purpose previous Josep Martinez of FC Internazionale throughout the coppa Italia Semi Closing match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photos)

“We’ve had a extra packed schedule than others, however once more, it’s not an excuse. If we didn’t make it to the ultimate, it means we didn’t do sufficient.

“It’s April twenty fourth—there’s one month left, and we’ve got to maintain going with confidence. Tonight, Milan deserved it, and it’s solely proper that they’re going to the ultimate.

“We’ll attempt to bounce again and provides it our all on Sunday in opposition to Roma.”