Inter coach Roberto Mancini has attempted to lower the growing expectations surrounding his side after their latest Serie A victory by pointing to Roma s title bid of two years ago.
League-leading Inter beat Chievo 1-0 on Sunday thanks to a Mauro Icardi goal in Verona, making it four wins from four with only one goal conceded in the campaign so far.
That superb start has prompted a number of key figures to tip Inter for a Scudetto challenge, with Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri amongst those to label them title favourites.
Mancini urged observers to look back to 2013-14 campaign before making bold predictions over his team s chances.
That year, Roma incredibly won all of their first 10 matches until falling away and eventually finishing 17 points behind Juventus.
Mancini said: Scudetto? Felipe Melo is right: you have to be first at the end, not now. Remember when Roma won the first 10 games and then got a long way behind Juve.
We do not want to hide but you cannot know who will win the championship. We always have a responsibility to succeed, we are Inter. Our goal is to remain at the top.
I am happy but we will talk about the Scudetto at the end of the season.
Mancini was also asked about Inter s run of one-goal victories, with the win over Chievo their third 1-0 win of the new league season.
He continued: We should have closed the game against Chievo. We hope to get two goals next time so I suffer less!
