Overview

• Luka Modrić called Petar Sucic "a very strong player and a great guy" in a SportMediaset interview, joking he hopes the youngster "respects" him when they meet in the derby.
• Modrić and Sucic started together for Croatia in a 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over Montenegro on Monday.
• Sucic said he understands practically everything in training, noting he is learning Italian well and thanking his teammates, staff and coach for their help.
• Looking to this weekend, Sucic expects Inter’s trip to Juventus to be a tough, complicated match and said the team will do everything they can to win.
• Inter signed Sucic from Dinamo Zagreb in the summer for a reported fee of around €14 million on a five-year contract through 2030.