Milan, Sportiello: “Excellent championship, the disappointment is for the Europa League and the Italian Cup”

Marco SportielloAC Milan goalkeeper, comments to the microphones of DAZN the 0-0 against Juventus: “Knowing at the last minute to play is quite difficult but this is my job, it has happened to me often in recent years and I am prepared. We are happy with the performance, against a team that has played for a long time with the championship, with all these absences it wasn’t easy. I didn’t make any big interventions, but Vlahovic’s free-kick wasn’t easy, it was the most difficult save.”

What did Pioli ask you before the match?
“We were missing important players, I think we defended very well with a great mentality. We are happy, now we need these last games to secure our objective. Winning it would certainly have been better because it was a match point but it was also important not to lose it. We have played a mature game.”

Are you disappointed by Pioli’s possible departure?
“I also had him in Florence, I knew how he worked, I was happy to find him again. The rumors going around aren’t good for the environment but we are professionals. We are with him, even if they are choices that don’t concern us.”

What more could have been done?
“Inter won the scudetto, otherwise there wouldn’t have been all this mess. We are finishing an excellent championship, with the average points of the scudetto year, there is disappointment for the Europa League and the Italian Cup but our championship was excellent, also taking into account the many injuries that have devastated us.”