Internazionale vs AC Milan
UEFA Champions League
Semi-Final
2nd leg
Tuesday
16th May 2023
Giuseppe Meazza
Despite the defeat in the first leg against Internazionale, AC Milan still has enough faith in a good outcome to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The Rossoneri must make up for a 2-0 deficit in San Siro. Rafael Leão is fit in time for the return.
AC Milan is not giving up yet: “Nobody thinks we can make it”
After the victory from the first leg, Inter is with a leg and a half in the Champions League final, but arch-rival Milan does not want that to happen just like that. “I see great determination in my players. There is a great desire to do better than in the first leg and to win this game,” said coach Stefano Pioli during his preview with the press on Monday.
According to Pioli, there is little faith in Milan from the outside. “But by winning we can still qualify for a Champions League final that no one expected us to reach. Just like now no one thinks we can make it. I’m sure we’re going to play a great game because I know how good my players are,” he said.
Milan’s trainer knows that his team has to come out better than last week. He added, “Especially in the beginning of the game we lost second balls and duels. Tomorrow will have to be better to keep the game under control. The first half in particular was not good, we will now have to do better from the start.”
Inter’s confidence
Colleague Simone Inzaghi from Inter has great confidence. AC Milan’s fellow townsman also comes from afar. “In terms of the draw, we were not lucky, with a group that included Bayern Munich and Barcelona. But then we already had a lot of confidence and now we have come a long way. Tomorrow we can take an important step,” he mentioned.
Inter also led 2-0 in the quarterfinals after one game. In Milan, Benfica then came no further than 3-3. Inzaghi concluded, “We’re not in the final yet. We are adults and take this competition very seriously. We’re ahead, but it’s not over yet. We do have confidence. We have European champions, vice world champions and world champions in our squad. They know exactly how to play these kinds of matches.”
