MADRID, 18 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, described Inter Milan as a “difficult and accessible rival at the same time” for the round of 16 of the 2023-2024 Champions League, a tie that will start in February next year , when he hopes that the team is “well” and that the injuries “respect” them.
“Inter is a well-known team, not only in Spain, but also in Europe. They are a great team, the leader in Italy at the moment, and they were runners-up in Europe last year,” analyzed the red and white president in statements to Movistar. from Nyon (Switzerland) after the draw.
Atlético, after facing Lazio in the group stage, will face the Italian Inter in the round of 16. “In the end it will be up to all of Italy to play against us,” Cerezo joked, “happy and content” with the draw. “It is a difficult and accessible enemy at the same time,” he said.
“I think we will be good, why are we going to be bad? We will have to be good to be able to play a good game. Let's see if the injuries respect us, in two months everything can change. We are very good with what we have has touched, I would not change for another Spanish team, and what we have to do is think about beating them, going out to win and win,” concluded the president of the red-and-white entity.