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Inter Milan coach Spalletti on Atalanta rout: Everything went wrong

Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti offered no excuses after their thrashing by Atalanta.

Inter were stunned 4-1 by Atalanta on Sunday.

“Unfortunately, we seem incapable of maintaining concentration for long periods," Spalletti told DAZN.

“That means we give our opponents extra space and our lapses in focus. We take it too easily and when we're up against a side that is this determined and well-organised, it all becomes more difficult."

Samir Handanovic, the woodwork and some shocking Atalanta finishing kept Inter in it at half-time, with Mauro Icardi's penalty drawing level.

“The game was going in the direction we wanted after the equaliser, the direction we had hoped for from the start, but we lost too many individual duels and our positioning was all wrong.

Atalanta maintained a consistent approach from the start, but we pushed up through the middle and for a while either side could've won.

“Then we had another dip in concentration and Atalanta took advantage on set plays."

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