Maurizio Sarri comments on connected TV microphones and in a press conference on his Lazio’s 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich, thus eliminated from the Champions League in the round of 16.
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Sarri at the press conference
Sarri, in the press conference, talks about Immobile: “He had that opportunity, then there weren’t other dangerous opportunities. In the first half we reached the edge of the area six or seven times without finding a shot. The first half was of a high standard, when I arrived in the locker room at the end of the first half I realized that the second goal was a blow. In the end the strongest team passed. Our calendar is getting complicated now. The League perhaps doesn’t realize certain things. The balance in the Champions League is positive: a team like us has had more victories than defeats. In the Italian Cup we are in the semi-finals and let’s see. In the championship we underperformed our possibilities and we have to go back up. Can this match change my future? This is a question to ask society. I also have a contract for next year, then the cycle could be concluded, the team is not young, so maybe something will be done“.
23:38
Sarri and missed opportunities
Here is Sarri on Sky Sport: “After the second goal another game began, until the first we were in the running. There are opponents who manage to pull out everything in this event. We also had the opportunity to score. The 1-0 would not have taken away our hopes, the 2-0 made us return to the locker room with disappointment and with little belief that we could fix it. Wasted opportunities in the first leg? I’ve been thinking about it for two weeks. There were opportunities in the first leg, we could have come here with a different result. It could have been another story, but the technical gap is there. Module change? No way. Another intensity comes out because there is more technique, in terms of physical data they are worse off than us. Our path in the Champions League is necessarily positive for a team like us, given that we have had more victories than defeats. Return to the Champions League next year? We are at the limits there too, the championship was not at our maximum levels, let’s see if we can refocus and go back up“.
23:30
Provedel: “There is bitterness”
Sarri still doesn’t speak and it’s up to goalkeeper Ivan Provedel on Canale 5: “It’s a shame that it went like this because until the first goal the game was balanced, we had created something and we hadn’t conceded much. Looking back at the images, the bitter taste increases because the corner kick was clear and from that their second goal was born. We don’t cling to this episode, unfortunately it happened like this and in the end they were good. When you play against superior opponents in the Champions League, the difference is made by the details and the episodes that you have to try to exploit, we didn’t do it, they did. In the first leg we capitalized on the opportunities we had“. Provedel also speaks to Sky: “Up until the goal the match was quite balanced, then something changed and we were no longer able to create chances and stay on the pitch as before. It’s a shame because, despite their technical superiority, we had managed to create a few chances up to that point“.
23:25
Pedro: “The dream is over”
Pedro spoke to Lazio’s official channels: “It’s a shame this dream ends here. We had the opportunity to do something special for ourselves and for society. After the second goal the road went uphill, after the third goal the match was over. Bayern are strong, we’re sorry. We didn’t disfigure ourselves against a very strong team and this aspect must be a starting point. The postcard of this Champions League? Provedel’s goal will always be remembered, as will my goal in Scotland“.
23:17
Cataldi: “Lazio was good for 45 minutes”
While waiting for Sarri, Danilo Cataldi also speaks to Canale 5: “We played a good game for 45 minutes, we had some opportunities that we didn’t take advantage of. At the first half-chance they took advantage of it. This is the Champions League. We knew it wouldn’t be easy, they could turn it around at any time. They have players of important depth. If I think back to Ciro Immobile’s occasion it could have been another match. They found the goal in a daring situation. If we hadn’t taken the second one at that moment, maybe we could still have had our say. How do we start again? It will be difficult, but we have to do it. If we want to play this type of match every year we have to start again in the league“.
23:08
Zaccagni’s disappointment
Mattia Zaccagni speaks to Channel 5: “We are disappointed, after their first goal we lost confidence. Football is made up of episodes. In the first half we had some opportunities to take the lead, but unfortunately it didn’t happen that way. Now we have to try to stay united, look to the next match on Monday (against Udinese, ed.) and bring home a victory“.
23:00
Elimination without appeal
Match without history tonight, apart from the opening thirty minutes: Lazio lost 3-0 and are out of the Champions League after the 1-0 success in Rome in the first leg. Merciless numbers in today’s match with 24 shots to 5 for Bayern, of which 7 to 0 on target. 60% to 40% ball possession in favor of the Germans.
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22:53
Sarri’s words soon
Sarri will speak shortly to comment on Lazio’s defeat at the Allianz Arena against Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern.
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