Brazilian defender Carlos Augusto has called on his Inter teammates to show greater concentration following their hard-fought 2-1 Champions League win over Kairat Almaty on Wednesday night.
Despite securing a third consecutive European victory, Inter endured a nervy moment when Ofri Arad’s header midway through the second half cancelled out Lautaro Martinez’s early opener, the first goal the Nerazzurri have conceded in this season’s competition.
Augusto, who restored Inter’s lead in the 67th minute with a composed low drive from the edge of the box, admitted that while the win was important, the overall display highlighted areas that still need improvement.
“I had warned [on Tuesday], there are no easy games in the Champions League,” he told Amazon Prime Video.
“We needed to approach this better; the important thing was to win. I was able to score, but the important thing is that we got the three points.
“We need to prove ourselves every single time we set foot on the pitch. We must be more concentrated, we still created chances and should’ve made more of them, but there were also too many mistakes.
“Everyone thinks these matches are meant to be easy and should finish 5-0, but that’s not the case in modern football. The important thing was getting the result.”
During the game, Inter boss Christian Chivu cut a frustrated figure for large spells on the sidelines. Quizzed about his manager’s frustrations after the game, Augusto said he understood the reaction.
“It’s quite right that he is tense; he wants us to concentrate fully at all times. We were too sluggish in the first half, but we still created chances. We scored twice, but can certainly improve.”
Wednesday night’s win means Inter Milan have now started a Champions League campaign with four consecutive wins from their first four games for the first time in their history.
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