‘Consistently caused us problems’ – Inter boss Inzaghi gives ‘credit’ to Milan | OneFootball

Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi was full of praise for AC Milan after the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg, but admitted he is ‘worried’ about his side.

Milan went into the return fixture as the underdogs after the 1-1 draw, given the 20-point gap in the table. However, the derby has been a strange fixture this season with Inter failing to beat their city rivals on any of four previous occasions.

Sure enough, that strange Derby della Madonnina hoodoo continued for the Nerazzurri as the Rossoneri emerged 3-0 winners last night. Luka Jovic stole the show with goals either side of half-time, and then Tijjani Reijnders printed the tickets to Rome with a late goal.

Inzaghi spoke to SportMediaset straight after the full-time whistle and was asked for his thoughts on what was another tough night for his side and a second straight loss. His comments are via Football Italia.

“We’re sorry for our fans, who once again showed up in great numbers tonight. That’s football, you have to give credit to Milan. There’s regret for the first half, because based on what we created, we would’ve deserved more.

“In the second half, we conceded from a corner kick, and luck wasn’t exactly on our side either. After that, we did a lot less compared to the first half. Of course [I’m worried] – we’re not used to losing two in a row.

“We need to analyse both defeats the right way. We didn’t deserve to lose in Bologna, and tonight we ran out of energy in the second half.

“De Vrij’s goal might’ve reopened the match, but credit the to Milan: they’ve consistently caused us problems in all five meetings this season. We, myself first and foremost, should’ve done more.

“We have to keep going. There’s both physical and mental fatigue – we need to be stronger than all of that. This journey has brought us a lot of joy, but also some disappointments, like tonight. We should’ve done better. We lacked sharpness in both boxes at key moments of the game.

“It [tiredness] can’t be an excuse. We need to show maximum focus in the penalty areas, and tonight we didn’t. Every team is dealing with fatigue. It’s April 24th -there’s one month left, and we have to keep going with confidence.

“Tonight, Milan deserved it, and it’s only right that they’re going to the final. We’ll try to bounce back and give it our all on Sunday against Roma.”