Milan tension, fans-players confrontation, Pioli: “Here’s what they said to each other”. De Rossi: “We were crazy”

There Rome does an encore: beats the Milan also in the second leg of the quarterfinals Europa League and flies to the semi-final, where they will find Alonso’s unstoppable Bayer Leverkusen. On the one hand, the happiness of a de Rossi fresh from renovation, on the other the disappointment of Pegs who was hoping for a completely different performance from his men.

Milan, double defeat and elimination: Pioli’s disappointment

Does not hide the bitterness, Pegs. Because the Europa League was an objective of Milan, vanished due to the double defeat against De Rossi’s eleven. “Roma deserved it because they fielded more quality than us – explained the Emilian coach to Rai -. In the second half we should have scored straight away to reopen the game and we didn’t manage to do so. I thought the team could play better and could win: I’m not satisfied”. Future further away from Milan? Pioli responds like this: “We have to think about the next match, then at the end of the year the sums will be drawn. Now we aim to finish the championship well and play a great derby.”

Milan, confrontation between footballers and fans at the Olimpico: what they said to each other

At the end of the match the Milan players gathered under the Olimpico stadium for a comparison with the Rossoneri fans. Pioli explained the contents of the face-to-face meeting. “The fans were reminded how important Monday’s match is and obviously they won’t be happy with the elimination of tonight’s defeat.” Let’s remember that if Inter were to win the derby, they would be crowned champions of Italy, earning their second star.

Rome, De Rossi is happy: now there is Bayer Leverkusen

It’s a De Rossi beaming, the one who appears in front of the cameras. And it couldn’t be otherwise given the result obtained, among other things on the day ofrenewal announcement. “I was afraid that this good news would ruin tonight’s match, just as I was afraid that the result could ruin that good news” she confesses. “The boys knew how to do everything, they were crazy and they knew how to fight as a great team. Because even great teams fight, yesterday taught us this real Madrid”. Now there is the Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals. “This victory gives us confidence. We will play against an undefeated, invincible team. But we will be able to put them in difficulty.”

The goal with pain in the heart: the Mancini evening and the dedication to Mattia

Scored in the first leg and also scored in the return. Mancini was the absolute protagonist of the double match against Milan. After unlocking the match the defender-scorer of Roma he showed and kissed one shirt dedicated to Mattia Giani, a 26-year-old who died three days ago after suffering an illness on the pitch in the Eccellenza match between Lanciotto Campi and Castelfiorentino United. Mattia, Elia’s brother, his sister’s boyfriend. “The goal is for Mattia, for his family who is suffering – commented Mancini to Rai’s microphones -. I spent days thinking about them and I know that Mattia also gave me help. On a sporting level I can’t ask for anything better, but not for the goals but for the results. On a personal level I am sure that together with all our family members we will be able to get back up”.