Mancini has improved me, says Inter defender Bastoni

Inter Milan defender, Alessandro Bastoni, has said he’s a better player for working with coach Antonio Conte.

Bastoni is currently away with the Italy squad.

“We are doing well with the club even compared to last year,” Bastoni told Rai Sport. “I have improved a lot, thanks to the help of my teammates and the coach, Conte.

“I have a great relationship with him, he certainly gave me a lot of confidence.

“I started playing immediately last year, he always believed in me, he’s giving me a big hand to grow.

“He tells me to have courage and personality and not to be afraid to do things. I do my best to repay the trust he has in me.”

He added: “We had some flaws but we are trying to fix it by winning the games we struggled to win last year.

“We will try to win them all, we only have the championship left. Beating Juventus in the League gave us a great boost and strength, we hadn’t been able to do it before.

“The young players have matured so much, [Nicolò] Barella and I have managed to make the leap in quality that we were missing, and it shows.”