Inzaghi: No time for 'dramas' despite heavy Fiorentina defeat
Inter missed the chance to temporarily go top of Serie A with a win over Fiorentina, but Simone Inzaghi is not taking notice of the table.
Simone Inzaghi does not want to make a fuss about Inter's heavy 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina in Serie A on Thursday as it is still too early to worry about the table.
The original match on December 1 at Fiorentina had been suspended when Edoardo Bove collapsed on the pitch, with the fixture rearranged.
Thursday's game resumed at 0-0 in the 17th minute, with Inter deservedly beaten in Florence, thanks to Luca Ranieri and Moise Kean, who netted a brace.
It is the first time since December 2016 that Inter have lost by conceding at least three goals without scoring in a Serie A match (0-3 away at Napoli). It is also the first time since May last year that Inzaghi's side have failed to score in a league game.
Inzaghi will now need to prepare his side to meet Fiorentina again on Monday at San Siro in the next round of league fixtures.
"Congratulations to Fiorentina. It's a deserved defeat, we didn't put anything on the field between running, aggression and determination," Inzaghi told broadcaster DAZN.
"Now is not the time to make dramas, but it is a defeat that hurts for how it came and how it has matured.
"Now we will have three and a half days before meeting Fiorentina again. Today we didn't put on the field what we always put in."
Inter have now lost three of their last 15 games across all competitions (W10 D2), as many defeats as they suffered in the previous 45 (W32 D10).
The Nerazzurri could have moved to the top of the standings on goal difference with a win in Florence, but instead, the defeat leaves them three points behind Napoli. It is still early days, however, as far as Inzaghi is concerned.
The loss was all the more surprising given Fiorentina's situation. Six players who were on the bench in the original fixture have since left the club, and because of the Serie A rules, they could not field any of their new signings.
"We found a team in emergency tonight with more aggression that deserved to win tonight," Inzaghi said.
"There are still 15 games remaining, making tables and calculations of points on the standings now makes no sense. Only work can get us out of this situation."