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GENOA – Javier Zanetti stepped up to the microphone to give his post-match thoughts to Inter Channel after the Nerazzurri’s win at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris: “We knew how vital this game was and these points were to keep us on the tails of the teams ahead of us,” the captain began.

“We soaked up a bit of pressure at the start, then afterwards Rodrigo was extraordinary and helped us get these three points. What’s his secret? His braid,” Zanetti grinned. “Joking aside, he’s a top player and he’s showing everyone that. Kovacic? He did brilliantly. So did Pereira and the rest of the team.”

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GENOA – After putting in another convincing display this evening, Alvaro Pereira reflected on the problems Inter encountered at the Stadio Lugi Ferraris: “It was a difficult
surface to play on, a bit dry and the grass was long,” the
Uruguayan explained to Inter Channel. “It wasn’t easy at all but
fortunately we got the win.”

The full-back was then asked about his own performance: “It was important for me to get a run
going and build up my confidence. I always aim to do what’s best for
the team. You get matches where things don’t got so well but I want to
improve all the time. We played an intelligent game and we
knew it wasn’t going to be easy, but it was important to win especially after losing on Saturday. Now we’ll move on to Atalanta with morale high. We need
to take each game as it comes.”

Asked about Rodrigo
Palacio’s red-hot form, Pereira replied: “He’s having a fantastic
season and hopefully he’ll keep it up until the end of the year. We’ll
do everything we can to help him.”

GENOA – Samir Handaovic spoke to Inter Channel after the Nerazzurri’s deserved win over Sampdoria: “We played well. Perhaps we suffered a little in the second half but we defended well and got a good result to take home.

“When you win it always seems that everything is fine, but there are areas where we need to improve if we want to do better. However, it was important to win and we’re pleased with the three points.”

GENOA – Mateo Kovacic stopped to offer his thoughts after Inter’s win over Sampdoria: “It was difficult to take a grip of things in the middle of the park today but we got the three points and that’s all that matters.”

The Croatian youngster added: “I’m happy to be here but I still need to settle in properly and I can do a lot better. I have to keep working hard and trying to improve my game.”