Simone Inzagi spoke with the media after Inter Milan led to a shocking 3-0 defeat to AC Milan in the Coppa Italia semi-finals.
During a post-match chat with the Sports Media Set via Fcinternews, the 49-year-old urged him to overcome fatigue.
From the steam amid the busy fixture schedule, Inter looked like a shadow of their former self in tonight’s crash.
Certainly, after losing three promising opportunities in the first 35 minutes, Nerazzurri disappeared from the pitch.
Luka Giovic’s header, who opens up to the end of the first half, proved Milan’s turning point.
The same player doubled Rossoneri’s lead at the start of the second half, marking the beginning of the end of Inter’s treble dream.
Finally, Tijjani Reijdners remembered Milan’s incredible pride and went 3-0 on an 85-minute strike.
It’s not a performance, not to mention the outcome Simone Inzagi wanted before kickoff, especially after the first leg draw.
However, fatigue appears to have paid that price.
Inter Milan boss Simone Inzagi encourages his army to bounce back
“I’m sorry to the fans, but this is soccer,” Inzagi began. “They played a great match, so Milan credits.
“We regret not getting out of the first half that we deserve more.
“They scored a beautiful goal only when they got into our box, and we should have been more vigilant.
“In our second goal, we were also unlucky, despite our well positioned positioning, there was a bias from Barrera.
“But in the second half we did much less than the first one.
“Of course we are not used to losing and we need to properly analyze both matches.
“We didn’t deserve to lose in Bologna, and we were lacking energy in the second half tonight.
“A 2-0 goal changed momentum and their goalkeepers worked well to save De Vrij’s chances.
“But a complete achievement to Milan that made things difficult for us in five games. We had to do more.”
Waking time
Inzagi subsequently discussed the effects of fatigue on Inter’s recent slump.
“There’s no point in denying that, but we have to continue. We need to be stronger than fatigue, fixture list, matches.
“We are the inter and we chose this path, which has brought us a lot of joy, but we are disappointed.
“Tonight we needed to do better, we were shortened to key moments in both boxes, and that’s where the game is decided.
“I didn’t say it was just a matter of fatigue, and that shouldn’t be an excuse.
“We didn’t have any sharpness in the box, so we paid the price.
“All teams are tired. Yes, we had a more crowded calendar than the other teams, but that’s not an excuse.
“We have to work hard, we needed to do more tonight to get to the final.
“We will have tough months in the future, but we need to have faith, and the club is with us.
“Milan reached tonight’s final, and now we have to recover and get back to it. We’re going to play the game against Rome.”
