Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published on Thursday, 19 February 2026, 00:23 / Updated on Thursday, 19 February 2026 00:25
Pio Esposito, the scorer of Inter's only goal in the defeat against Bodo/Glimt, score 3-2, came to the microphone immediately after the game from Norway and tried to explain the failure.
In the UEFA Champions League play-off round, Inter started with the left on the ground of Bodo/Glimt. Pio Esposito denies it was an attitude problem, but insists the Norwegians' second-half goals threw their plans off course.
Pio Esposito reacted after Bodo/Glimt – Inter: “A defeat that hangs heavy, but a comeback is possible”
“In the heat, it's hard to say exactly when we lost control of the game. The 2-1 and 3-1 goals came back-to-back and gave us the coup de grace. After that, we couldn't get back into the game. It's a defeat that hangs heavy, but luckily we still have a chance. We have to forget it now, we have the second leg and a comeback is possible.
Honestly, I don't think it was an attitude problem. They are a strong team, they have beaten Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, and at home they have won most of their Cup games. Bodo is a strong, organized, perhaps underrated team. I don't think our attitude was wrong, but we had to play better,” he said at the end of the match, according to fcinternews.it.
Asked if he was satisfied with his performance, Pio Esposito answered briefly: “No, because I could and should have done much more. I align myself with the overall assessment of the team.”
Despite the setback, it was a special moment for Pio Esposito. The goal scored in the 30th minute of the match with Bodo/Glimt brought him into the history of Inter. The footballer whom Chivu trusts a lot became Inter's second youngest scorer in the knockout stage. The record holder is Obafemi Martins.
