Ruben Amorim, Portuguese coach, made a statement that left a rival coach without a response. The main phrase attributed to the Portuguese was: «If we need the words of others to motivate us...», suggesting that motivation should come from within the team and not from external comments.
Inter's coach, Simone Inzaghi, commented that the Juventus-AC Milan game is not a match between Scudetto contenders. This statement was probably intended to reduce the importance of the confrontation in the context of the Italian title race.
However, Ruben Amorim downplayed the rival colleague's words. His indifferent response indicates that he doesn't consider relevant the classification Inzaghi made about the importance of the Juventus and AC Milan match.
The incident highlights the usual tension between rival coaches, with Amorim demonstrating that he is not influenced by comments from other coaches about the relevance of matches in the championship.
