Stefano Pioli was unable to bear the defeat in the semi-final of the Coppa Italia against Internazionale. The AC Milan trainer appeared in front of the camera after the 3-0 lost city derby at Sports Media Set, where he quickly left after seeing the images. Because the first game had ended in 0-0, Inter qualifies for the final of the Italian cup tournament. Juventus or Fiorentina – they play against each other on Wednesday evening – is the opponent.
“We went for the win, but we didn’t succeed,” concluded Pioli after the defeat against Inter. “We hit a strong opponent. This is a tough but clear result. I think the difference was not very big on the field. Inter scored at the right time. We didn’t start well, immediately conceded a goal.” Inter took the lead after four minutes via Lautaro Martínez, who doubled the score on the stroke of half-time. “We had chances to equalize, but then trailed 2-0. Then it became more difficult.”
† Pioli sees the footage of Bennacer’s wrongly disallowed goal and ends his interview early.
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After more than an hour of play, Milan seemed to come back into the game after a shot from the second line by Ismaël Bennacer. However, according to the interpretation of referee Maurizio Mariani, Pierre Kalulu was annoyingly offside. “Look at Handanovic’s reaction, he doesn’t even protest…”, said Pioli. “It says enough that a goalkeeper keeper does not react after conceding a goal. If Kalulu had actually hindered him, he would have immediately run away to protest. Instead, he does nothing. Come on!”
Pioli then turned off his microphone and missed the interview. The third and final Inter goal was made by Robin Gosens, who shot his team definitively to the final. In the final, which takes place on May 11, Juventus or Fiorentina are the opponents. Juve defend a 1-0 lead in their own Allianz Stadium on Wednesday evening. For Milan, the battle for the national title remains. The Pioli team, which leads with 71 points, has a two-point lead over pursuer Inter, but played one more game. On Sunday, the difficult away game against Lazio is scheduled in Rome.
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