MILAN -- Speaking for the first time as coach of Inter Milan, Stefano Pioli said Thursday he is targeting a quick return to the Champions League. Carter Rowney Jersey .Inter is ninth in Serie A, eight points behind third-place AC Milan and the final Champions League spot.We need to have a winning mentality, Pioli said. The squad has the right values to play in a concrete and winning way. The aim is to get them to play with passion, thats how well become a strong team.I would be happy if we get to the Champions League. Last year at this time Inter was first and (eventual champion Juventus) was way down, we all know how it finished. I dont want anyone to be under any illusions. It wont be easy but there is time to do it.The last time Inter was in the Champions League was in 2011-12, when it was knocked out by Marseille on away goals in the round of 16.Pioli replaced Frank de Boer, who was fired last week after Inter lost seven of 14 matches in all competitions. He is Inters ninth coach since Jose Mourinho led the club to a treble in 2010.Pioli, who has said hes always been an Inter fan, faces rival AC Milan in his first match on Nov. 20, after the international break.We have a very important month coming up, Pioli said. We will have eight matches in a month, we will need everyone. I will make sure everyone is ready. Above all, I want everyone to have the right attitude.Pioli spent nearly two seasons in charge of Lazio. He led the Rome club to a third-place finish in his first campaign, but was fired last April after a 4-1 derby loss to Roma.Besides Lazio, the 51-year-old Pioli previously coached his hometown club Parma plus Chievo Verona, Palermo and Bologna in Serie A. In 218 matches as a Serie A coach, his teams have a record of 73 wins, 62 draws and 83 losses.He has been given an 18-month contract at Inter.Im not worried about my future, Pioli said. Im just focused and motivated. Im coaching Inter, I cant think about anything else but that. I will give everything. My contract doesnt matter, the only thing that matters is the good of Inter.De Boer was hired less than two weeks before the season began following the unexpected resignation of Roberto Mancini, who reportedly wanted more control over the transfer market and clashed with Suning, the Chinese retail giant that took control of 70 percent of Inter in June.Inters youth squad coach, Stefano Vecchi, was given temporary control of the senior team for a 2-1 loss at Southampton in the Europa League on Thursday -- leaving the Nerazzurri last in their group -- and a 3-0 win over last-place Crotone on Sunday in Serie A. Ducks Jerseys 2021 . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. Cheap Ducks Jerseys . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. https://www.cheapducks.com/357c-jason-ma...rsey-ducks.html . The defence is doing its part, too. Drew Brees threw a pair of touchdown passes in the first half and the guys on the other side made sure that was enough, sending the Saints to a 17-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.Rafa Nadal will bid for revenge when he takes on fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco at Indian Wells, live on Sky Sports from 6pm on Tuesday. Nadal is bidding for a fourth Indian Wells title but has not won a Masters crown since victory on his favoured clay in Madrid in 2014 and he faces a tough ask against the man who ended his bid for glory in the first Grand Slam of the year.Verdasco came out on top in a thrilling first-round encounter, beating Nadal in five sets in Melbourne, and has won three of the last four meetings between the pair - Nadal having won each of the first 13. Victory for Nadal will keep him on course for a semi-final meeting with Novak Djokovic and the world number five looked in good touch in his second-round win over Gilles Muller.World number one Djokovic is also in action when he takes on Germanys Philipp Kohlschreiber, boasting victory in seven of the eight meetings between the pair and chasing a fifth Indian Wells title. Novak Djokovic will need to find his best form after a sluggish start to his bid for Indian Wells glory The Serb will have to be at his best as Kohlschreiber took out Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol in the Davis Cup last week and has reached at least the quarter-finals in each of his last three events, including a semi-final in Rotterdam.Djokovic was far from his best in his second-round match, dropping the opening set against American qualifier Bjorn Fratangelo and other than Davis Cup action, he has only a couple of games in Dubai before a withdrawal under his belt since his Australian Open triumph.Elsewhere, as the top half of the draw takes shape, Japans Kei Nishikori will open proceedings on stadium one court against home favourite Steve Johnson.The home fans will also be hoping for success on court number two with three Americans in action - big-serving John Isner takes on Frances Adrian Mannarino, Jack Sock faces a tough ask against Austrias two-time winner on tour this year Dominic Thiem, while Sam Querrey meets Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.In the womens tournament, Serena Williams takes on Kateryna Bondarenko and Jo Konta continues her bid for a quarter-final spot when she takes on Czech 18th seed Karolina Pliskova.Two other eye-catching matches in the womens event see Agnieszka Radwanska take on Jelena Jankovic and Victoria Azarenka meet Sam Stosur. Kontas cruise Jo Konta into fourth round at Indian Wells One to WatchQuerrey and Tsonga should thrill the crowds - the two big servers have previous with their second-round clash at Wimbledon in 2014 going to a fifth set, which Tsonga won 14-12 in 3hrs and 40 minutes.The Frenchman thrives off a great atmosphere and should get just thaat against California-native Querrey, who is enjoying a rich run of form, reaching at least the semi-finals in each of his last three events, including tournament victory at Delray Beach. Rickard Rakell Jersey. Surprise in StoreGermanys rising star Alexander Zverev has been impressing many observers this season and he could catch 16th seed Gilles Simon cold in their third-round tie.Simon has had a low-key start to the year while Zverev, who is up to number 58 in the world rankings, beat the Frenchman in Rotterdam earlier this year and already has a semi-final and quarter-final under his belt in the opening months of the season and all at the age of just 18.In Case You Missed It Murray beaten in California British number one beaten by Delbonis Andy Murrays bid for a first Indian Wells title was ended by Federico Delbonis. After losing the opening set, Murray fought back to take the second and moved into a 4-1 lead in the third.However, the British number one was far from his best and in a first career meeting with Delbonis, he allowed the Argentine to come back from the brink and clinch the decider in a tie-break. Indian Wells Draw - Bottom half Richard Gasquet v Marin Cilic David Goffin v Stan Wawrinka Tomas Berdych v Milos Raonic Gael Monfils v Federico Delbonis Among the other seeds to claim victories on Monday were Gael Monfils, who now plays Delbonis. Tomas Berdych was also victorious against teenage star Borna Coric, while Stan Wawrinka beat Andrey Kuznetsov.Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet, Marin Cilic and David Goffin also made it through in California.You can follow all the action live from Indian Wells on Sky Sports 1 from 6pm on Tuesday night. Also See: Murray out in Indian Wells Tennis on Sky Latest scores Video ' ' '