Inter boss Simone Inzaghi was rightly pleased with how his side played in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash against Inter, but believes they could have scored even more.
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Milan had a nightmare start to the game against their city rivals conceding twice inside the opening 11 minutes thanks to two rather preventable goals. The first was an Edin Dzeko finish from a corner, and the second was Henrikh Mkhitaryan strolling through the heart of the defence and firing past Maignan.
Inzaghi spoke to Amazon Prime Video after the game to reflect on what was a well-executed plan for the most part from his team and a game that puts them in command, with MilanNews relaying his quotes.
“I am very satisfied. An extraordinary first half, we could have scored more than two goals. Great game, we’ve already been through some rounds, we know we’re ahead, we’ll have our fans with us. We know that we have to make a huge effort for a dream,” he said.
How did the players perform?
“They had heart and mind, they covered every inch of the pitch. Whoever came off the bench helped us. However, we know that there are still 90 minutes left.”
How will you handle this week?
“In 72 hours we have a very important match against Sassuolo, we will have to be good at recovering physical and mental energy. Some players came off bruised, we will prepare for Sassuolo in the best possible way.”
The Nerazzurri are certainly in pole position to reach the final in Istanbul at this point, and it will take a much better performance from Milan to put them in some difficulty.
