Luciano Spalletti frustrated by the absence of Mauro Icardi at the celebration of the victory of Inter

Luciano Spalletti was frustrated Mauro Icardi did not celebrate Inter's 2-1 win over Sampdoria on Sunday with his teammates.

Icardi, who was replaced by Samir Handanovic as club captain this week, amid speculation about his future, has watched from the stands at San Siro because of a knee injury that had him prevented a 1-0 victory over Rapid Vienna on Thursday.

Inter General Manager Giuseppe Marotta confirmed before the kickoff that the Argentine striker would still be offered a new contract despite the apparently tense relationship between the player and the club.

The Spalletti players struggled in front of the goal and needed a winner from Radja Nainggolan after Manolo Gabbiadini canceled the opener in the 73rd minute of Danilo D'Ambrosio.

While the boss of Inter was delighted to see Icardi, who had not gone to Austria with the team, in the stadium, he was disappointed not to have come into the locker room thereafter.

"I really enjoyed his presence in the stadium and I would have enjoyed it even more when he had come to the locker room to celebrate with us afterwards because it was a very victory." important for the team and he is part of this group, so I imagine that he was as happy as us with the win, "Spalletti said.

"We want a return to normalcy: in a team, in a cloakroom, you must all work in the same direction.

"There is still a lot to do, that is to say that he comes into the locker room, that he takes pleasure in being part of this very good group and that he is look forward to wearing the beautiful sweater from the Inter. "

Spalletti was disputed with the club emblem Francesco Totti in Rome, but said the situation with Icardi was unprecedented in his career.

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"I really enjoyed the applause of our fans after the EQ, because they urged us to get back on track and gave us strength in this difficult time," he said. he declares.

"It's frustrating that we continue to be connected to all these discussions around Inter. Some situations in my career have attracted a lot of attention, but never that way.

"Victory is a sign of maturity, so we can start to go beyond the mountain of things we constantly talk about in Inter."