Roberto Mancini was pleased to end his wait for a Serie A win in his second stint with Inter as they beat Chievo 2-0 on Monday.
The head coach had only collected one point from the three league matches since his return to San Siro in November, however he oversaw a victory in Verona.
Mancini previously led the club from 2004 to 2008.
Goals from Mateo Kovacic and Andrea Ranocchia were enough to give Inter a comfortable victory, althouygh the winning margin could have been wider with better finishing.
Mancini did not mind, though, as recording all three points was much more significant to the 50-year-old.
It’s an important win, as clearly we are gaining confidence because despite the difficulties of facing Chievo we didn t concede, he is quoted as saying by Gazzetta dello Sport.
I am fairly satisfied.
The lads are improving in training and putting that into practice in a match situation.
Mancini turned his attentions to Sunday s clash with Lazio a club he once played for and coached and he said he is aware they must keep improving to build on their breakthrough win.
It s an important game [against Lazio], he added. Winning would mean finishing the year on two straight wins and that would be good for morale.
But we still have work to do.
Monday s win sees Inter climb into 11th place in Serie A, but they remain six points behind third-placed Lazio.
