After Inter took all three points in the final minute against Sampdoria, Nerazzurri coach Luciano Spalletti was happy with the determination his team displayed.
After having two goals disallowed after VAR review, it looked like Inter were only going to earn a point, but Marcelo Brozovic bagged a 94th minute winner for the away side.
“The most important thing is that the team played brilliantly in the second half,” Spalletti told the press. “Every time we got the ball back, we were convincing and deservedly won the match.
“Sampdoria could also have won as they were always attacking as well. Both teams played well, and were always looking to win. It was a very emotional game.
“We are happy to have taken all three points. It was a game played on the edge, with nothing between the teams.”
With VAR creating more controversy with three goals ruled out – two for Inter and one for Samp – Spalletti does think its inclusion is a positive for the game.
“I am in favour of VAR,” he went on. “The other day I said it was a penalty [Dimarco’s handball against Parma which wasn’t given] and this time I think they did well to disallow the goals.
“My job is to get the team up to speed like in the second half. If we have the same attitude we did then, a decision for or against us will not determine the final result.
“It is a sign that the team played with a lot of determination all the way to the end of the game. They did things well, and took to the pitch with a will to win the game.
“We need to take points against teams that play great football like Sampdoria.”
At the end of the game, after Inter took the lead, Spalletti was sent to the stands by the referee, a decision he doesn’t agree with.
“The expulsion was wrong,” Spalletti said. “I was celebrating and said ‘goal’, and that’s it.”
