Speaking to SportMediaset, AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli reveaed that he didn't approach the match in a correct way:
"Obviously I didn't do a great job because we didn't approach the game well. If you don't enter the pitch with the necessary attention, there are mistakes. It's my fault. In the first half, there was too little energy. We were too inattentive then we were good at getting back but we have to work better. We wanted to get through the shift."
On the injuries:
"We are coming out of it. In November we had too many injuries, forcing a lot of players to play more games. Now we are coming out of it, it is a difficult season, with so many variables but we have to be good at working and playing games as we usually do. More players we have the better it is for the team also because having more characteristics is essential."
Pioli on the quality of the left flank:
"I don't think that on the right wing we are less strong than the left. Also, on the right we put in good balls with Florenzi, Messias and Saelemaekers. The team is balanced and we have to play at a high pace or we become predictable. The mistakes of the first half are due to a bad interpretation of the team, not due to individual mistakes. On the left we have players who are more of a jerk and able to skip the man."
AC Milan go through to the quarters of Coppa Italia after a hard-fought victory – Ratings and review
