Simone Inzaghi maintains Lazio “would’ve taken the lead earlier, but Pepe Reina did very well” keeping the scoreline down for Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final.
Joaquin Correa got the only goal not only of the night, but also of the tie, completing a counter-attack from a Rossoneri corner.
Simone Inzaghi maintains Lazio “would’ve taken the lead earlier, but Pepe Reina did very well” keeping the scoreline down for Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-final.
Joaquin Correa got the only goal not only of the night, but also of the tie, completing a counter-attack from a Rossoneri corner.
“We achieved something marvellous that the lads earned twice on the San Siro turf,” the Coach told Rai Sport, referring also to their 1-0 victory here over Inter.
“We fully deserved qualification, but now must focus on Serie A building up to the Final in our stadium. We could’ve taken the lead earlier, but Pepe Reina did very well in goal.
“I don’t think Thomas Strakosha had a single save to make. I want to praise these lads, who have immense heart. We left the disappointment of the Chievo result behind us and came here with great character.”
Lazio lost Sergej Milinkovic-Savic after just 15 minutes, while Milan saw Davide Calabria limp off before half-time.
“Milinkovic-Savic has a slight sprain in his ankle and knee. The medics told me it shouldn’t be too long a lay-off, but fortunately I have Marco Parolo who can come in and change things.
“I showed the lads back the games we played at San Siro, beating Inter and unlucky to lose in Serie A. These are responsible lads who approached the match in the best way.
“I had difficult choices to make, as Correa, Ciro Immobile and Felipe Caicedo are all doing really well. I was going to start Caicedo, but I changed my mind this morning and he made a good impact as a substitute.”