In the summer, the midfielder said he did not want to play for Inter again. On Saturday, he was at the heart of their 5-0 win
João Mário sounded so certain. Interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport at the start of June – just after he had completed a successful six-month loan at West Ham, and shortly before the start of a World Cup in which he would feature in all four matches played by Portugal – the midfielder insisted he would not return to Inter.
“I do not want to try again,” he said of life at his parent club. “I would not have the right motivation. That experience is over now. Zero doubts.”
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Napoli 5-1 Empoli, Inter 5-0 Genoa, Fiorentina 1-1 Roma, Juventus 3-1 Cagliari, Lazio 4-1 Spal, Chievo 0-2 Sassuolo, Parma 0-0 Frosinone, Sampdoria 1-4 Torino, Bologna 1-2 Atalanta, Udinese 0-1 Milan
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