Inter Milan boss laments sixth place finish

Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni was disappointed with his side’s failure to qualify for the next edition of the Champions League, following their 6th place finish in the Serie A. The Nerazzurri’s were comprehensively beaten 3-1 by Lazio in their final league game of the season which saw the Italian powerhouse finish outside the top four after a little more than a decade. The young tactician rued his side’s wasteful finishing which ultimately cost them the chance to play in Europe’s elite competition.

“My 12 agents are always in talks with the president,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

“Jokes aside, we are already working with the president and the board to build a competitive squad which can stay true to our history.

“We must reflect and realise where we can improve. Finishing sixth is not satisfactory and we have to improve.

“About my renewal, you must talk with Moratti: he is the one to decide when he will announce it.”

In his post match press conference, Stramaccioni said he was happy with the way his team played in the first half, but admitted his team were nervy going into the match.

“We had a great first half, in which we did not concede a goal,” he said. “However, we could not take advantage of the chances we created.

“In the second half, we suffered two goals in the space of four minutes, which turned the game around.

“We are disappointed, but we must congratulate Lazio. We had a good match, but we were too nervous.

“I chose the best team that I could, and we had four chances to score. Lazio were more clinical and they won the match thanks to two individual plays, which split the game into two.”