Augusto: The Champions League final is the most important game of this season. We must use our soul to win

May 27th local time on Monday, Inter Milan held a media day event before the Champions League final, and Inter Milan defender Augusto was interviewed.

What do you think about this Champions League final?

Apparently, we have focused on Serie A in recent weeks, when we still had a chance to win the championship. And now we have to focus on the Champions League final, which is the most important game of the season. The Champions League is the most beautiful game and the most important game you participate in at the club. I recall the path I have walked, I remember three years ago when I was still in the Serie B final against Pisa, and now I can participate in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. I'm on an extraordinary journey and I hope to keep going.

Inter Milan lost the Serie A championship. Will this give you more motivation in the Champions League final?

Obviously, everyone is angry about this, but the team has extensive experience and knows how to deal with this situation. It does make people angry that we haven’t won any trophy this season so far, but this emotion has to help us, not become a barrier. We are going to have a great week and focus on the Champions League finals. We have had a wonderful journey and we have to do a great job of finishing the finals.

What did you and your teammates say to each other, and has anyone mentioned you the 2023 Champions League final?

They said it was a great season, but no one liked losing the final. Everyone will do their best, which may give us more desire to play in the finals. We feel great in this team and we hope to get another result in this final in Munich.

Etoo once said that the finals are not played, but won. Are you ready?

Yes, I agree with this sentence. In the final, in addition to technical and physical factors, you must also devote yourself to the competition and use your soul to win. This will be a great final, and we will have a week to prepare for a strong opponent like Paris Saint-Germain, and we hope to have a good performance.

What is the difference between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern and Barcelona?

They are teams with very strong and experienced wingers, Paris Saint-Germain deserves to advance to the finals, they are a strong team, and they also know how to defend well, which is the difference. We have faced two teams that have the strength to advance to the finals, and now we will also try to play a great game against Paris Saint-Germain.

You lost the Serie A championship last week, are you better forgetting those? Or is it better to turn this anger into motivation?

I am very satisfied with what the team has done. We are Inter and we have to fight for every champion until the last game. This is an extraordinary group of people, we know when we should forget about the others and focus on the Champions League. Because if you win the Champions League, everything that happened before...

doesn't matter anymore?

means this. This is the most important game.

When did you realize that you have a chance to win the Champions League?

We are very focused because we want to win all the matches. We are Inter, and at the beginning of the season we told ourselves that we want to win the Serie A championship and want to move forward all the way in the Champions League. We thought about it one game after another, and it ended up having a positive impact.