Milan, Pioli: “We made too many mistakes, we have to believe in a comeback”

“In the first half we missed too many balls and we were punished. But we still have to believe in it.” Stefano Pioli is disappointed after the heavy 0-2 defeat in the Champions League semi-final first leg derby with Inter but tries to lift the team’s morale. “Inter played better than us in the first half and scored. We did better in the second half and didn’t score. This is the summary. We had to be more attentive and ready for goals. We’re sorry because we wanted another performance. It’s not over yet, though, because episodes can change everything.”

“Inter have won many duels and finished first on second balls”

The Rossoneri coach tries to explain what didn’t work: “Inter got the better of many duels and second balls. The game got very complicated right from the start, but then I saw a great reaction and that’s what we need to put in the second leg We need to start from the second half attitude. A more energetic approach and more quality will be needed. The players are aware that the result is not good but there is the determination to try to overturn it. Leao? Let’s see if he can recover for the second leg I complained to the referee because I didn’t like it in some situations that were halfway through.”

Tomori: “We had to start better, we have to believe in the comeback”

Fikayo Tomori is also disappointed: “We are disappointed with the defeat, we could have done better. Especially at the beginning. We conceded two goals and then everything became more difficult. It’s only the first game, we need to recover and do better in the second leg. we have to believe, it won’t be easy. We know they are strong. If we play with our quality we can put them in difficulty.”

Calabria: “Dzeko’s goal? Little to do, he’s too much bigger than me”

Davide Calabria has few regrets on the occasion of Dzeko’s goal that he was marking: “There was little we could do, he’s too bigger than me. We have to improve. Inter created many chances and put us in difficulty many times in the first We have to be more cynical in front of goal because we’ve had the chances. In these games, if you score goals, it can change your story in view of the second leg. It’s not lost yet. We need to approach the game better and finalize, because we struggled even in championship”.