"We sat a little deeper after a while, partly because the opponents deserve credit for pushing us back. There were a few counter-attacks that unfortunately we were unable to make the most of. Then at the last minute this corner came out of nowhere. We had our best men in the box for set plays, for height and ability in the air, but we still conceded a goal."
"This team must know how to react, be aware that it is strong. It must understand the moments of the match, be more concrete, more clinical, not focus so much on pretty football. We reacted with determination and quality to get the equaliser, but were unable to defend the result to the end, nor make those counter-attacks count to win it."
Inter conceded a 93rd-minute winner as Jose Maria Gimenez struck at 92 minutes 31 seconds to beat them in Riyadh, marking their first Champions League loss this season. Piotr Zielinski had cancelled Julian Alvarez's opener, but Atletico's late corner produced the decisive header. Inter suffered only their second defeat in 19 group/league-phase matches (W13 D4) and conceded more than once in such a match for the first time since November 2023. Cristian Chivu expressed regret, praised the team’s reaction and intensity, and called for more clinical defending and clearer game management going forward.
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