Inzaghi determined to learn from heavy defeat
Simone Inzaghi believes Inter Milan will bounce back stronger after suffering a heavy 5-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League final.
Inter failed to match PSG's intensity as it suffered the heaviest defeat in UEFA Champions League final history, as a Desire Doue brace, along with goals from Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Senny Mayulu, got the job done at Allianz Arena in Munich.
The Nerazzurri have now lost four of their past five European Cup/Champions League finals.
Meanwhile, Inzaghi became the ninth coach to lose two or more finals in the competition, having also lost to Manchester City in 2023 by a 1-0 margin.
Having also missed out by a single point in the Scudetto race eight days ago, Inzaghi was disappointed, but expects his side to learn from this result.
"We know you can become stronger from defeat. This hurts like in Istanbul," Inzaghi said.
"They were different games; tonight we arrived more tired than Paris. We didn't play well technically, they arrived earlier to second balls.
"We played the championship until last Friday, they won theirs three months early. They have great quality, we knew that they were stronger than us and that we had to be better. Together we were worse, so we deserved the defeat.
"We start again, with a strong organisation behind us, which has already made two signings for next season and knows that it will have to make more.
"They have always been with us, they have not let us miss anything. The board told me and the team that they are proud of what Inter have done this year.
"There is a lot of bitterness. We had many fans who came here to crown their journey, and like two years ago, we didn't make it in the most important match.
"Now we will start again calmly and with conviction. Unfortunately, we have already gone through some heavy defeats."
Inzaghi's future has been the subject of much speculation, with the 49-year-old linked with a move to Al-Hilal ahead of the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.
Inter president Giuseppe Marotta stated after the final defeat, though, that the result would not cause Inzaghi's position to come under threat, with a meeting set to take place next week to discuss his future.
Inzaghi, who has one year remaining on his contract at San Siro, brushed off questions on his position.
"I don't know how to answer. I'm here out of politeness and respect for you. This defeat saddens me a lot," Inzaghi said when asked if he will be in charge of Inter at the FIFA Club World Cup.
"There is too much disappointment to talk about the future. We have given everything we could in the previous 58 games since 13 July last year.
"It would be reductive to talk about Inzaghi's future. As I said before, we can talk about zero titles, but we have to honour these guys, who put everything they had on the field."
