Juventus coach Allegri pushed about Inter Milan chaos: I don't know what happened

Football
5 Apr 2023 • 9:44 AM MYT
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Juventus coach Max Allegri played down the furious bust-up at the end of their 1-1 draw with Coppa Italia semifinal opponents Inter Milan.

Juan Cuadrado had Juve ahead with an angled drive before Gleison Bremer's handball allowed Inter striker Romelu Lukaku to convert the equalising penalty for the first-leg result.

Lukaku was shown a second yellow card and sent off for his celebrations. Then at the final whistle Inter captain Samir Handanovic and Cuadrado were sent off for their physical clash.

I don't know what happened, as I went into the tunnel after the final whistle. It's nothing, just a bit of chaos at the end of a balanced game, we knew it would be difficult. Although they were coming off a difficult period, they are still Inter and proved it tonight," Allegri told Sport Mediaset.

We were improving as the game wore on, sped the moves up more and had more bodies in the box. It is disappointing, the game was over and we should've pressed them higher, Kostic should've been smarter and get closer to Dumfries, then there was this nave error, but it was overall a balanced match and a draw is fair.

Both teams had chances and possession, that is football. We knew that the second leg would be decisive, but it's still avoidable conceding a goal like that 20 seconds from the end.

The positive thing is that the lads are fired up and angry by this equaliser, but they should use it to learn from the experience and not repeat those errors. We moved the ball too slowly in the first half, we pressed Inter a bit better after the break and the sensations were good, but this is football."