Pioli, Golden Tapir after Milan’s elimination from the Champions League – Corriere.it

Striscia la Notizia makes another victim. Tonight the correspondent Valerio Staffelli gave the first Golden Tapir to Stefano Pioli, fresh from elimination from the Champions League, after the double knockout against Inter. The first in the first leg derby on 10 May, which finished 2-0 for the Nerazzurri, the second on Tuesday 16 May, which ended with a goal by Lautaro Martinez that propelled Simone Inzaghi’s team to the final in Istanbul.

Match in which he will face the winner of Manchester City-Real Madrid (on the pitch tonight, Wednesday 17 May, first leg 1-1). “I brought them the only award he will win this year. Did anyone from the team let you down?», Staffelli asked the Rossoneri coach. Who replied: “We gave it our all. When you go so high and then fall, you hurt yourself even more”the very bitter comment of the Rossoneri coach.

Thus, almost a year after winning the 19th Scudetto, the Devil not only abdicated in favor of Napoli, but also lost four derbies in five months, without ever scoring. The first on January 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the final of the Italian Super Cup (3-0); the second in the return to the league on 5 February (1-0); the third on 10 May in the first leg semi-final (2-0) and the fourth, precisely, yesterday. Decided by Lautaro Martinez’s goal in a match never questioned by Inter. Hence the Golden Tapir to Stefano Pioli.