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AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli: “I could be the happiest or the most disappointed coach in the world tonight”

Pioli’s Milan side are 2-0 down from the first leg.

AC Milan's Italian coach Stefano Pioli looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Inter Milan and AC Milan on May 16, 2023 at tyhe Giuseppe-Meazza (San Siro) stadium in Milan. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
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Kieran Quaile
Kieran has been covering soccer for five years, featuring on publications such as The Guardian and The Modern Footballer, having previously worked in the tech industry in Ireland. He joined the AS USA team in 2020, where he covers the Premier League, Champions League, LaLiga, MLS and Liga MX.
Update:

AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli spoke to Sky Sport Italia just before tonight’s Champions League semi-final with rivals Inter at San Siro.

His side are 2-0 down from the first leg and the second leg could make or break their season, with a place in the Champions League final up for grabs.

The Milan coach was asked how he slept last night.

“I slept well knowing that I could be the happiest or the most disappointed coach in the world tonight,” Pioli said just before his side took to the field at a rocking San Siro.

Inter lead

He added: “We are eager to put in a performance up to our capabilities and we are all ready.

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“We want to start the game well, it’s true that it is long and we want to hang in there as well as achieve an advantage in any possible situation.”

Inter lead with first-leg goals from Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, so Milan will have to go for it and you can follow all the action right here on AS USA.

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