Leonardo: "Great group, great satisfaction"

ROME - "It was an enormous satisfaction this year for me and for Inter with so many changes." Leonardo enjoys his first trophy as Inter coach, the Italian Cup won against Palermo: "Being able to finish the last match of the season with two trophies raised to the sky by Zanetti and Materazzi [the Coppa Italia and the Cup celebrating 150 years of Italian Unification, ed.] is a wonderful thing." The Inter coach also praised the thousands of supporters who filled the Stadio Olimpico: "They were extraordinary."

The Inter coach continued: "Irrespective of next season, this season has been great with all of the obstacles we overcame with pride and quality. Inter finished the season with three trophies which means consistency. This group deserved to finish the year by lifting a trophy."

And again, more compliments for the Nerazzurri players: "I'm proud of this team, a team that had a difficult year, with three coaches and many demands. It wasn't easy, especially with all the injuries we had. This team really deserved it: with Ranocchia, who played an extraordinary game after being out for 3 days with a fever; with Sneijder, who did what he did after being out for a month; with Julio Cesar,

who made exceptional saves; with Eto'o, who ended an extraordinary year with two goals; with Milito, who scored the last goal of Inter's season after a difficult year; with all the defence that held strong while under pressure. In short, the whole team was great. The will to win was crucial; we also saw it tonight, but in truth it was always there. The squad is there, and if everyone moves forward with the desire to win again we'll be fine. There was a desire to confirm that this team could keep winning, the challenges will be there and so will we. On 6 August there will be another one right away."

Leonardo was asked about a possible contract extension after this victory: "I will not talk about my contract until the end of next season. I'm not worried about it and it's not important to me. This victory changes nothing. I don't want to talk about it and it's not on my mind."

Then an analysis of the match: "At times we struggled to find the players up front, most of all at the beginning. Then scoring a goal helped us a lot. After that, things were managed very intelligently, and we rose to the occasion. I repeat: we deserved this victory."

Finally, Leonardo told Inter Channel: "The lads threw me in the air with the cup in my hands, and I almost lost it…"