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Serie A: Milan Derby Defeat Played Part In Nervy Udinese Win, Says Inter Boss Inzaghi

Simone Inzaghi believes a hangover from Inter's derby defeat to Milan ultimatel🐻y i𝕴mpacted his team's display against Udinese

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Simone Inzaghi believes a hangover from Inter's derby defeat to Milan ultimately impacted his team's display against Udinese. (More Football News)

Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter held on for a nervy 3-2 win ✤over Udinese on Saturday.

Davide Frattesi put Int🧔er in front after 43 seconds but Christian Kabasele levelled in the 35th minute before Martinez scored either side of half-time, with ;Lorenzo Lucca setting up a grand🐎stand finish.

The🍃 victory came six days on from reigning Serie A champions Inter losing 2-1 to their city rivals in dramatic fashioꦺn at San Serie.

"We came across a healthﷺy team, who got 10 points⛦ and were undefeated at home," Inzaghi said.

"However, we always kept control of the match, it's a sh❀ame about the ending where you know there can always be a negative episode."

"The two goals are two goa♎ls that we should ha⛦ve avoided.

"Our opponents are very dangerous when they show up in the area. We should have done better as a team in both goals, Lucca flew towards our goal with a two-goal advantage, we will have to work better when not in p⛦ဣossession.

"[But] it had been almost﷽ two years since we lost a derby and it had been two years since we prepared for a match with such difficulties because🌜 losing a derby is not like losing a normal match."

Inter did at least snap a run of three games wꦅithout a win in all competitions, with 🀅Martinez grabbing his first Serie A goals since May in the process.

&✤quot;In the derby he had a good game where he got useඣd to exploiting the chances he had," Inzaghi said.

"[ꦿA scoring drought] happens, we were all waiting for his goals. The fact that he has returned to scoring is important for everyone."