AC Milan coach says first leg against Inter ‘proved to be fatal’

AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli did not hide his disappointment at the team’s elimination in the semi-finals of the Champions League. The Rossoneri lost the second leg against their rival Inter 0:1 and left the tournament with a 0:3 aggregate. In the two matches, Milan shot a total of only two accurate shots at the opponent’s goal.

“Let’s not lie, we are very disappointed. We’ve had a great run in the Champions League, we’ve beaten teams like Tottenham and Napoli, and we were hoping to reach the final. Not a single team that was eliminated in the group stage last season has now managed to qualify for the semi-finals. We are angry because the first 15 minutes of last week’s game proved to be fatal. There was a very strong opponent against us, but in general we behaved with dignity. We have our chances tonight, but obviously we didn’t do enough to use them,” said Pioli.

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“I can’t blame the players for anything. They did their best, they tried very hard. Now we have to finish the season in the best possible way”, he added.