Simone Inzaghi believes a hangover from Inter s derby defeat to Milan ultimately impacted his team s display against Udinese.
Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Inter held on for a nervy 3-2 win over Udinese on Saturday.
Davide Frattesi put Inter 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 grandstand finish.
The victory came six days on from reigning Serie A champions Inter losing 2-1 to their city rivals in dramatic fashion at San Serie.
We came across a healthy team, who got 10 points and were undefeated at home, Inzaghi said.
However, we always kept control of the match, it s a shame about the ending where you know there can always be a negative episode.
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The two goals are two goals that we should have 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 possession.
[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 without a win in all competitions, with Martinez grabbing his first Serie A goals since May in the process.
In the derby he had a good game where he got used 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.
