Andrea Stramaccioni has said his rise through the ranks to become Inter Milan coach shows that anyone "can reach a big club".

Stramaccioni told Sette he had fought back from the bitter disappointment of having his playing career cut short by injury to show that someone who had not been a famous footballer could reach the pinnacle of the coaching profession.

He was a defender with Bologna when a 1995 knee injury brought a halt to his playing days, and said: "Ending my playing ...

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