Admits Inter Performed Better Than AC Milan, Pioli: Inter Scored At The Right Time

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JAKARTA - AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli admits Inter performed better than his team when they were beaten 3-0 in the Italian Cup semi-final second leg at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, Milan, Tuesday night local time (Wednesday morning WIB).

Quoted by Antara from football-italy, Wednesday, Pioli said AC Milan wanted to win the game but in the end they failed to achieve it.

"We of course faced a strong opponent. I don't think his performance deserved a 3-0 scoreline, but Inter scored a goal at the right time," explained Pioli.

Pioli explained that Inter were able to score early in the game and AC Milan had chances to equalize but in the end they were stuck in a difficult moment.

The Italian coach continued to explain, Inter played with better quality and his team often made mistakes that ended in a 0-3 defeat.

"We didn't lack effort, intensity or opportunity, but it wasn't our night. We wanted to reach the final, but this is a great opportunity for the team to prove themselves to the task and give everything into the Serie A race, because we have everything it takes to win. went this far," Pioli said.

In this match, AC Milan had scored a goal in the 69th minute through an effort from Ismael Bennacer but in the end it was disallowed because Pierre Kalulu was in an offside position.

Pioli considered the referee's decision in this match to annull the goal as an inappropriate decision, especially when there was no response from Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic when it happened.

"Tell me a goalkeeper who doesn't react after conceding a goal if a Milan player has ruined his sight," Pioli said.

"Instead, he didn't do anything, they just complained about the handsball that didn't even exist."