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Inter Milan’s Nicolo Barella has played for some great coaches in his relatively short career. The 24-year-old from Cagliari has a Scudetto and a European Championship title to his name already while he was also part of the Inter side which lost in the final of the UEFA Europa League back in 2019-20.
Barella, who recently extended his contract until 2026, sat down to chat exclusively with CBS Sports about several topics including the Nerazzurri’s Serie A title last season, former boss Antonio Conte and current coach Simone Inzaghi, as well as the UEFA Champions League and Italy’s Euro 2020 success. He reflected on Conte’s role in that Serie A title win (you can catch all the Serie A action this season on Paramount+) and why he was the perfect leader to bring an 11-year wait to an end at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
“Wonderful,” the Sardinian told CBS. “It was an intense and difficult journey as working under Conte is very hard. The emotion of winning Serie A in 2020-21 was huge after a year of fighting for that and the Europa League.
“I owe Conte a lot. He brought me to Inter and wanted me here. He is an extreme coach who builds a winning mentality. He wants the whole team around him thinking only about winning. That is his great skill, plus being very tactically good. He gives you incredible winning belief.”
If Conte was the right man to bring success back to Inter, then replacement Inzaghi is a good bet to sustain that with the champions now back at the Serie A summit after Napoli and bitter rivals AC Milan had led the way until recently.
“Inzaghi is the perfect coach post-Conte,” said Barella. “He gives you peace of mind and confidence. His interpretation of work is different to Conte, but they are both winners. After two years of Conte, Inzaghi helps us greatly and is boosting our confidence.”
Barella recognizes that whether the manager is Conte or Inzaghi, Champions League success at…
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