Leonardo Bonucci revealed a Fiorentina tactical trick and reassured fans after Juventus lost the Coppa Italia semi-final.

The first leg ended 2-1 in Turin with a Mohamed Salah brace and the decider will be on April 7.

“Fiorentina did well to make the most of our mistakes. We were a little confused and disorganised in the first 10 minutes after the restart,” Bonucci told Rai Sport.

Leonardo Bonucci revealed a Fiorentina tactical trick and reassured fans after Juventus lost the Coppa Italia semi-final.

The first leg ended 2-1 in Turin with a Mohamed Salah brace and the decider will be on April 7.

“Fiorentina did well to make the most of our mistakes. We were a little confused and disorganised in the first 10 minutes after the restart,” Bonucci told Rai Sport.

“When you desperately want to get the equaliser, it can lead to being hasty and making more errors. We still hope to turn this around in the second leg in Florence.

“I thought we played very well tonight. Obviously a defeat can’t be perfect, as we conceded on a ball we’d lost and a counter-attack from our own corner.

“The fans should be confident because we work hard every day and try to put the Coach’s ideas on to the field.

“The only periods of games we got wrong recently were 20 minutes against Roma and 10 minutes here with Fiorentina.

“When you concede on two errors, the tactics count for little. It is an added bonus for the team to know many different systems, as we can surprise our opponents.”

Yet Bonucci admits Vincenzo Montella out-foxed Juve with a tactical trick.

“Fiorentina studied us carefully and Mario Gomez was essentially man-marking me to prevent me starting moves from the back. Their midfielders also took turns attacking Claudio Marchisio and that led to the second goal.”

Salah bagged a brace this evening, his sixth goal in seven games for the Viola.

“First of all, he’s very intelligent, as it’s not easy to come from a different League and immediately adapt so well. He relies on his pace and tonight we made it easier for him in a couple of occasions.”

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