He scored the third goal of the night, Luis Muriel’s comment on the Nerazzurri’s 4-0 win away to Midtjylland is: “It was important to start off well”.

“I’m really happy. There’s happiness because of the win, for the three points, which are really important. From how they started the game, pressing high, we didn’t think we would get such a large (margin) result. I think that’s the greater satisfaction: to win a difficult match and to start this UCL campaign in the best possible way”.

Luis, you also played under pouring rain.

“Yes, the pitch got rough and the conditions for playing weren’t the best. We’re used to playing in all conditions and even when the pitch is better we play well. We prepare for everything that our champions league campaign will be, as there’ll be different atmospheric conditions. Today’s performance was certainly a good sign”.

It was important to start off well.

“It was really important. Last year, our start in the Champions League wasn’t the best. We for sure didn’t want to make the same mistake this year. We were prepared when we took to the pitch, we wanted to take control of the game and that’s what we showed”.

Sampdoria are up next, as there’s no time to breathe and another fixture is upcoming.

“It’s a moment like this. There’s no time to stop, to think about wins, but also defeats. We immediately forgot what happened on Saturday. So we’re immediately forgetting this one, and thinking about what’s next. It’ll be like this for every game. Sampdoria are growing, they’ve won the last games, and they will surely be a difficult opponent. It’ll be another battle, just like today”.