Between field and market. Inter arrived in Romania with the adrenaline still high due to the recent signings of Cassano and Gargano and the now imminent one of Alvaro Pereyra. Tonight, however, the Nerazzurri will have to focus only on Vaslui, the last obstacle that separates them from the "real" Europa League. “I think Vaslui is probably the best equipped team among the teams not included in the seeded group. – declared Andrea Stramaccioni in the classic press conference on the eve. – It is a team that was built to play in the Champions League preliminaries. I've seen the two games played against Fenerbahçe and they deserved something more. We have the utmost respect for them, woe to underestimate them”.
Fredy Guarin, who was present at the press conference alongside his coach, shares the same opinion: “In the Europa League there are two types of difficulty: hard-to-reach places and little-known teams with great desire. You have to be careful and focused." Stramaccioni has decided to face the away game in Romania with 20 players: Maicon is there (but the coach hinted that he will probably leave), Cassano and Gargano, for obvious reasons, are not. But the two are already officially Nerazzurri players and yesterday they spoke their first words with the new shirt. “After an eternity I arrived in the team I support – Cassano told Inter Channel. – It's important to me, if you cheer for a team and then you get to play for it it's the best, my smile has returned. Do you always score at the start? The important thing for me is to get back in my place, already for Pescara ". Yesterday the Bari-born worked for the first time with his new companions, until they left for Romania, under the attentive and curious gaze of Massimo Moratti, who went up to Appiano Gentile especially for him. Gargano also experienced a day in strong Nerazzurri colors: having landed at Linate airport at 8.45, El Mota went to the Inter sports centre, where he met the president, coach and team-mates, before going for medical checks. In between, he also found time to pronounce his first words as an Inter player: “I'm very happy to be here. I am not afraid of competition, it is important to maintain professionalism and respect for everyone. I'm excited to start this new adventure at Inter, my goal is to get to the top, because this is one of the biggest clubs in Italy".
The Nerazzurri squad could soon be enriched by another element. In fact, Alvaro Pereyra is getting closer and closer to Inter: Porto seems to have convinced themselves to accept the offer of 10 million plus 3 in bonuses. His arrival in Milan could really be a matter of hours.
POSSIBLE FORMATIONS
Vaslui (4-4-2): Command; Milanov, Celeban, Salageanu, Fernando Varela; Sânmartean, N'Doye, Cauê, Varga; Stanciu, Niculae.
Trainer: M. Sumudica
Inter Milan (4-3-1-2): Castellazzi; Maicon, Silvestre, Samuel, Nagatomo; Zanetti, Cambiasso, Mudingayi; Sneijder; Milito, Palacio.
Trainer: Andrea Stramaccioni
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
