Rome: Inter coach Leonardo admits his side struggled to create scoring chances against Juventus, and cannot blame striker Samuel Eto'o for missing his attempt late in the match.
The Brazilian believes could not get into the match during the first-half, and played much better in the second-half.
"We struggled to create the action in the first half. Juventus played a great match, being compact when it could, making it hard for us to get past their defence," the tactician told Sky after the match.
"In the second-half, we did very well. We were almost the whole half in attack, but Juve defended well, and looked to be dangerous when on the counterattack.
"It was not Eto'o's fault [that he missed an open-goal chance from inside the six-yard box]. The strikers did well, but it was the movement of the ball by the rest of the team that was quite slow.
"I expected a tough Juventus side. The team is returning to some form."
Leonardo also denied he would have to change certain aspects of his team, saying he will now focus on Inter's match with Fiorentina in order to make up the points lost this evening.
"I don't think we will change things. You only need to see the results of our past few fixtures," he added. "We are a team that fights, and now we have a chance on Wednesday to get more points.
"I saw a positive group this evening, and am satisfied with how we played, especially in the second-half. We lacked a touch of class tonight, but came to life in the second-half."
Inter remain in fourth place on 44 points, eight points behind league leaders and cross-town rivals Milan.
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