Inter Milan manager Walter Mazzarri has said that he is only focused on achieving a positive result during this evening's Serie A match against Sassuolo.

The Nerazzurri have not won in their last six games and haven't claimed three points in the league since December.

"Right now the result is more important than anything else. It's important for the players so that they can feel freer again because negative results start to weigh down on you," he told the club's official website.

"We're working well in training, both mentally and physically. If Inter play as they're able to, we can beat Sassuolo tomorrow and turn things around.

"It's a difficult year we're having. I came here thinking I wasn't as prosperous a period as it used to be but I never foresaw all of this. It's not easy to manage the group in times like these. I think you need to take all these factors into consideration."

Inter are currently sixth in the Serie A table.