Inter focused on Serie A return

Claudio Ranieri insists Inter’s elimination from the Champions League will not adversely affect them in Sunday’s Serie A encounter with Atalanta.

The Milanese giants were dumped out of the competition in the round of 16 against Marseille on Tuesday, but the 60-year-old is confident they are showing signs of a renaissance, after being presented with the chance to make it three wins in a row this weekend.

“Going out of the Champions League is behind us now and it must remain behind us. We’re looking forward,” Ranieri said.

“Although we got knocked out, we’ve now won two games in a row. That’s an important step and it helps us maintain our determination and our desire to prove that even in a season like this we want to do well.”

“The future is tomorrow and trying to beat Atalanta. We’re not looking elsewhere, we’re just concentrating on ourselves. We’re only thinking about tomorrow.”

Inter are seventh on the Serie A table, six points behind fourth placed Napoli.