Juventus coach, Thiago Motta, appeared in important press statements following the defeat by AC Milan, in the semi-finals of the Italian Super Cup, with a score of 2/1.

Motta began his speech by pointing out that the team was close to deciding the match in its favor, as he said: “Of course we cannot be happy. Even in the second half we could have finished the match, but we did not do that. We conceded two goals from one opportunity. We had to close the match, but we were unable to do so.”

He added: “This is an important loss. It was a match in which we had a great chance to win and play in the final. I feel sad.” Because, from my point of view, we had a great opportunity to meet Inter Milan and we were not able to achieve that.”

With regard to the absence of Vlahovic and Mingula from the starting lineup, Motta indicated that his choice He was strategic: “Vlahovic and Mbengula are out The lineup? These are choices related to the team and the result. These are decisions I took to serve the team’s interest.”

Mute continued to analyze his performance and the performance of his team, stressing that there is a need to improve the personality and ability to Responding in crucial times: “Today, from what we saw on the field, I think we have to improve character, but character appears at a certain moment that can happen in any match. We were not good at responding the way we had to respond. This was not what we wanted.”

And focus Motta in his statements on the problem of repeated inability to finish matches positively, saying: “Why are we not able to finish matches? They are always different situations. Against Fiorentina there was a situation similar to today, and on other occasions differently. Today we were playing better than the opponent, but With very little, they were able to turn everything around and finish the match with a victory. The reactions today were not good.”

In conclusion, Motta spoke about the injury of the player Conceição, who was unable to He was unable to participate in the match due to a minor problem, as he said: "We will evaluate him. He was suffering from a small problem, and he could not play. He is an important player for us. The idea was to manage the match for him and Yildiz to complete the match in the 90 minutes."