Perisic: "We're already up for the derby"

MILAN – Two assists for Mauro Icardi along with a goal. Above all, the second assist was a trademark of his when he picked out Mauro Icardi at the far post with a low cross. The first came extremely early with his hands but it was all in order when his quick throw-in opened Verona up to make it 1-0. Ivan Perisic spoke after to Inter TV about the opening goal and that wasn’t all: “You need to always be alert to these chances, it also happened last year and forwards must do well to be alert. Yes, I like sports that you play with your hands such as basketball and volleyball.”

“On the goal, I called for the ball from Brozovic who provided me with a nice assist. The first touch was important and then I had a bit of luck with the shot. I hope it goes the same way on Wednesday.”

“We’ve worked a lot in the past two to three weeks, changing a bit on the tactical side and you can see that we’re quicker in getting it forward. The goals that we’ve scored in the past games have not come by chance. Two goals from two? Maybe you don’t get two without a third coming up next but the important thing is to score, it doesn’t matter who scores. We’re already motivated for the derby.”