Maurizio Sarri, The Lazio coach admitted that the two goals conceded in the last minute of the first, especially the second in extra time, were key to his team’s exit at the hands of Bayern in the round of 16 of the Champions League after a 3- 0 conceded today at the Allianz Arena.
“We were at a good level in the first half until the second goal against a team that fought on the field like the real Bayern, not like in recent times,” Sarri began to analyze.
“If we reach half-time with 1-0…”
“We managed to stay in the game until then, we also had a chance to score. If we went to half-time with 1-0 down, they didn’t take away our hopes, but 2-0 made it back we are in the locker room with disappointment and little belief that we can achieve this,” lamented Sarri.
In addition to the obvious missed opportunity now of Ciro Immobile With the score 0-0, the Italian coach also regrets the wasted opportunities in the first leg in Rome (1-0).
“I’ve been thinking about it for two weeks.”
“I’ve been thinking about it for two weeks because the opportunities are there,” Sarri revealed. “If we had come here after a better result in the first leg, conceding a goal would not have taken away our hope and it could have been another game. But the technical difference is there.”
Despite the elimination, Lazio’s balance in the Champions League “is necessarily positive”, according to Sarri. “A team like us achieving more wins than losses in such a competition is definitely positive.”
Returning to the Champions League, complicated
Coming back next season will be very complicated for Lazio. “Unfortunately, we are also limited there. The season in Serie A was not at our highest level due to many reasons. In the Champions League we did well, in the Italian Cup well: let’s see if we can concentrate on the championship and go up.”
Lazio He is ninth in Serie A, eleven points behind the Champions League positions marked by Bologna, fourth in the table. eleven days from the end of the championship.
Source: La Verdad
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