Calhanoglu: ‘Inter new Salzburg would not be easy’

Hakan Calhanoglu insists Inter had been nicely conscious ‘it could not be straightforward’ towards RB Salzburg, which makes their 2-1 victory an much more vital outcome.

Alexis Sanchez had opened the scoring with an angled drive on the Henrikh Mkhitaryan help, which was cancelled out by Oscar Gloukh.

When Davide Frattesi was introduced down in a sandwich between Salzburg defenders, Lautaro Martinez left the penalty to Calhanoglu, who drilled low into the close to backside nook.

It was a harder recreation than anticipated, however an important victory, because it places Inter 4 factors away from RB Salzburg in third place.

“We knew that it could not be straightforward, as they’re a younger group who run exhausting and have enthusiasm. We had already confronted them in a summer season pleasant and knew how they performed,” Calhanoglu advised Sky Sport Italia.

“The vital factor was the victory. We’re at the moment prime, now we have now two away fixtures in a row and people might be robust. That makes it a extremely good outcome.

“We should all the time play with the precise mentality and intelligence. It isn’t straightforward taking part in each three days, however we performed nicely and deserved the factors.”

Inter are additionally again on prime of the Serie A desk, having recaptured the management from metropolis rivals Milan.

There might be a troublesome recreation arising domestically this weekend, as Romelu Lukaku and Roma journey to San Siro.

The Belgian goes to be greeted by 50,000 whistles which are handed out by the Inter ultras to ensure he’s jeered in deafening vogue at each contact.

“I don’t need to remark. Everyone seems to be free to make their selections, we should focus solely on our personal work. We’re prime of the desk and need to keep there.”

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