Inter Milan president Steven Zhang paid tribute to the players after last night's Champions League final defeat.
Inter lost 1-0 to Manchester City, running the English giants close.
"I want to congratulate everyone from all parts of Inter," said Zhang. They all gave 100%."
And I congratulate City for their excellent season.
We're proud to have reached the final and played against best. We showed our qualities without fear, regardless of the final result.
I think the mentality and quality of our players is of a high standard. We're inferior to no one and everyone saw that tonight.
The players who have had a great season will keep going with us, and we're happy to support them.
Today we showed that we deserved to be in the final and that we're a very strong team.
Everyone thought it wouldn't even be a contest.
We're really proud of the match, but a final always has to have a winner and a loser," he added. But we're very confident about the foundations we've laid.
I've learned from football that a winning team needs a mix of youngsters and veterans."