Juve turn attention to Inter clash

Antonio Conte admits Juventus’ thoughts were already on Saturday’s Serie A clash against Inter as soon as the final whistle blew in Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Fiorentina.

Juventus were dominant against Sinisa Mihajlovic’s men and goals from Leonardo Bonucci and Alessandro Matri either side of a Stevan Jovetic strike were enough to settle the match in Turin.

Conte reflected on his side’s performance and said they need to be better prepared for the trip to San Siro.

“Inter are a great team and they have a strong squad, and so it is inevitable that my thoughts were on them,” Conte said.

“In fact, at the end of the match I reminded my players about the Inter clash, that way we don’t waste any time.”

The team was fluid against Fiorentina, but some of the unchallenged command expected from the coach was not visible on the night.

“I wanted my players to keep up the good work after such a good first half,” Conte added.

“There is some disappointment at having failed to take advantage of some of our chances, but we were able to win after Fiorentina came back into the game, and so my players deserve credit for their reaction.”

Juventus moved back to the top of the table temporarily ahead of the remaining midweek fixtures in Serie A on Wednesday.

Sunday’s opponents Inter play Atalanta in Bergamo.