Stefano Pioli, coach of Milan, he spoke at the end of the match won 1-0 from his on Napoli, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of Champions League at San Siro.
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Pioli: “Heads to the return, regret for the missed double”
“Il return?I'm already thinking about it, it will be another great match like this – said Pioli -. Great pace, great emotion, a few too many technical errors.
Two very balanced and difficult matches for both teams."
“They started better than us, we dribbled badly when there was no dribbling to be done. It's the first time we've won here in Milan in the last 3 years, it means we did well.
There is a little bit of regret for not having exploited the numerical superiority in the final, but the result can give us hope for the passage to the next round".
Pioli: “No result would have sealed the passage to the next round”
“The change of Bennacer?I tried to insert a wing player and put a bit more Brahim Central.
Isma played a great match but he was a bit tired from the great work he did”.
“Who did I like the most? Everyone. Lion?
Yes, of course. I liked it. Giroud, I liked it Tumor, we played a Champions League match.
No result would have sealed the passage to the next round, we will go to Naples with great confidence, aware of the difficulties"he concluded.
Article published on 12 April 2023 - 23:50
