Matching in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, Italy’s Inter and Milan teams completed their preparations for tomorrow’s rematch.
Inter’s coach Simone Inzaghi, who left the first match with Milan with a 2-0 victory and gained a great advantage in terms of going to the final in Istanbul, mentioned the importance of tomorrow’s match at the press conference, “We know what it means, very good. “We know we have a well-deserved advantage, but it’s a game we have to play like Inter.” said.
“I said before the Benfica game, we have to be united on the pitch. I have no doubts about the fans because they are always with us. Tomorrow we must act calmly but also put our heart into it. This is the only way to finish tomorrow’s game well,” Inzaghi said. he said.
Expressing that they are 90 minutes away from a dream, Inzaghi noted that one last step is missing at the moment.
On the question of how the national football player Hakan Çalhanoğlu became the on-field manager of the team, Inzaghi said that in the absence of Brozovic before a match, he evaluated Hakan with the idea that it would be a good solution and that the national player played well by adapting well.
PIOLI: “WE NEED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY”
Milan Coach Stefano Pioli, on the other hand, stated that they wanted to play a game that would reach the final in the second leg after their 2-0 defeat in the first match, “The eyes of the players in this team tell me that they are preparing in the best way possible. Our goal is to win with a score that will reach the final in a way that no one can predict.” used the phrases.
Pioli said that no one thinks Milan will reach this point, nor does he think that they can reach the final, and that they want to do it.
Stating that everyone who does sports at a certain level knows that the game does not end before the end of the competition, Stefano Pioli said:
“Inter are a strong team. Now we’re going into the second half and we have to start again, but it still won’t be enough. We need to raise the quality. The game is long, we need to start well and stay in the game and be prepared to take advantage of their mistakes because that’s what they do.”
Both teams completed their final preparations before the derby and began to wait for the match time.
INTER WINS 3 OF 4 MATCHES THIS SEASON AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Milan won one of the 4 matches played between the two teams this season, while Inter left the field with a victory in all three.
Milan beat Inter 3-2 in the first match played in the league, while Inter defeated their opponent 3-0 in the Super Cup final played in Saudi Arabia in January. The match played in the second half of the league ended with Inter’s 1-0 victory.
Last week, Inter beat Milan 2-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
On the other hand, Milan, who won the UEFA Champions League 7 times before, and Inter, who took this trophy to their museum 3 times, have faced each other 5 times in the “Giants League”.
2 of these matches were won by Milan, 1 of them by Inter, while 2 matches ended in a draw.