Inter midfielder: 'Fear of murder, theft, not Man City'
"I'm afraid of murder, robbers, not players my age," Bastoni said after Inter's 1-0 win over Torino in the Serie A final round. The Champions League final is definitely tough, but we're full of energy, determination and we're happy to play in a match like this."
Bastoni became from the Atalanta training camp and was bought by Inter from 2017. After two seasons at Atalanta and then Parma on loan, the Italian midfielder gradually occupied the official position and became the mainstay of Inter over the years. This season, Bastoni has made 45 appearances in all competitions, including 29 in Serie A and 11 in the Champions League.
Once rumored to be able to move to the Premier League, Bastoni emphasized that he wanted to ignore all the noise in the transfer market to focus on the Champions League final in Istanbul, Turkey on June 10. "Maybe I fit the style of Pep Guardiola, but now I fight for Simone Inzaghi," the 24-year-old defender expressed. "I'm happy with what we've shown, and I'm not interested in proving anything to anyone other than the coaching staff, teammates and fans."
Bastoni said Inter focused on the Serie A arena in the past weeks, and will review and analyze the video of Man City's matches in the coming days to make an appropriate plan. The Italian midfielder wants to learn from Antonio Rudiger how to follow Erling Haaland like the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, but emphasizes that Man City has many dangers besides the Norwegian striker.
"As Haaland admits, City bought him to win the Champions League," Bastoni added. "But Man City not only has Haaland, but also many other players who can get us in trouble. The final is not between Haaland and Inter, but Man City against Inter. And we will try to prevent it. Surname".
Bastoni assessed the two matches against Barca in the group stage and the two semi-finals with the same city Milan as the important matches of Inter in the journey to the final. "We have to take advantage of the opportunity we have, we don't know when it will happen again," he admitted. "Man City is more appreciated, but we are not afraid. Since the age of 7, 8 we have all dreamed of playing in the Champions League final, and now the whole team is ready."
Sharing views with Bastoni, goalkeeper Andre Onana said: "We are about to enter an important match against perhaps the strongest club in the world, but we are Inter. We have to suffer together, it will It was not easy. It was probably the most difficult match in five years, and we came to Istanbul to win, because history only remembers champions."
