The Nerazzurri are six points clear of nearest challengers Juventus at the top of the table and have only lost one game all season.

However, Zanetti insists the title race is far from over yet and that his team-mates should even be wary of last year's runners-up Roma, currently languishing 19 points below them in 11th place.

"You can see the work of the coach," Zanetti told Sky Sport 24. "But I am of the opinion that this team can even give more and we hope we can do that both in the Italian championship and in Europe.

"All of us hope and want Inter to take up once again the road that they left in 2008 and that we can finish first at the end.

"We respect everyone and I believe that in January there will still be a very even tournament.

"Milan and Juventus are our main rivals but there are also Roma and Napoli who are doing very well.

"Everyone is fighting for the same aim which is also ours. We hope to get there first as we have done in the past three years."