Inter’s Diego Godin has hit out at Italian football authorities for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “We were exposed until the last moment.”

Serie A did not officially stop until March 9, when Italy went into full lockdown, with games continuing to be played behind closed doors before then.

Among those to be played behind closed doors was Inter’s 2-1 defeat to Juventus, which Godin claims possibly helped the spread of COVID-19.

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Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has revealed his “priority” was to join Inter in January and that Lazio “tried absolutely everything, even coming to London.”

Giroud seemed to be all set for a move to Serie A two months ago, with Inter and Lazio both keen, but Chelsea failed to bring in a replacement and he ended up staying at Stamford Bridge.

“In January, I saw myself far away from Chelsea,” the 33-year-old told Telefoot.

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Inter boss Antonio Conte has joined the fight against coronavirus, buying 12 laptops for student medics in Turin.

Conte delivered the devices to Regina Margherita children’s hospital on Friday, with faculty leader Tiziana Catenazzo calling the gesture “an unexpected gift”.

“We talked to him and his wife Elizabeth the day before, to tell them about the difficulties of neuropsychiatry.

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Former Inter forward Adrian Mutu told about a regretful Panenka penalty against Angelo Peruzzi in training and why he couldn’t park close to the training ground.

The Romanian 41-year-old arrived in Italy 20 years ago but only lasted six months at the Nerazzurri before his move to Hellas Verona.

The former Juventus, Fiorentina and Parma star scored twice in his 14 games for Inter and recalls a funny story from the training ground, when he tried to lob Angelo Peruzzi from the penalty spot.

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Inter could send Radja Nainggolan to Cagliari permanently instead of paying their second instalment for Nicolo Barella, it is claimed.

Inter signed Barella from Cagliari last summer in a deal worth up to €41m, while Nainggolan returned to Sardinia on a dry loan.

As per Calciomercato.com, the Nerazzurri have paid €12m so far and owe €20-25m in the next few months.

However, the website reports that payment could be substituted by Nainggolan making a permanent transfer to Cagliari.

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Alessandro Bastoni says he can see himself at Inter for the next 10 years, “with some trophies in the cabinet and maybe the captaincy.”

Bastoni returned to Inter last summer after a loan spell at Parma and has gradually broken into their first team, displacing the vastly-experienced Diego Godin at the back.

“At first I was scared, I was afraid of not being good enough for Inter,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.

“It wasn’t because of my €31m price tag but rather the expectations of the fans and Conte.

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Inter chief Beppe Marotta believes player prices will fall and “there could be more swap deals” because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Market prices had spiked after Neymar’s €222m transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from Barcelona in 2017 but, with the season ground to a halt as the world fights off COVID-19, clubs are suffering losses of earnings.

“Beyond the dates that are still to be determined, I think it will inevitably be a poorer market so there could be more swap deals,” Marotta told Tuttosport.

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Lokomotiv Moscow are reportedly keen to buy Inter midfielder Joao Mario but want to pay less than €18m.

Joao Mario has spent the season on loan at Lokomotiv, who have an €18m option to sign him permanently this summer.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport’s Nicolo Schira, the Russian club are eager to tie him down on a long-term deal but “prefer” to spend less than the figure quoted.

Schira adds talks are ongoing between the two sides as they look to thrash out a compromise.

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Italy’s Minister of Sport Vincenzo Spadafora doubts that football can resume on May 3 and confirms plan to start “behind closed doors” in the event of a return.

The FIGC and the government are in constant contact regarding the suspended season, but the Minister of Sport has reiterated that Serie A must follow the “evolution” of the coronavirus pandemic.

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