Pioli talks about the reason for Al-Nasr’s defeat
Al-Nasr coach Stefano Pioli spoke about the reason for his team's loss to Al-Taawoun yesterday, Tuesday.
Al-Taawoun defeated Al-Nasr 1-0 in the round of 16 of the King's Cup.
Pioli said in the press conference after the match: “I decided to rest some players and included them.” Other elements, in order to avoid fatigue and overload, due to the pressure of matches."
He added: “The defeat is not due to thinking about Al Hilal. I am focusing on one match after another, and our goal was victory.” To cooperate, then focus on the next meeting, but unfortunately we lost.”
He continued his speech: “We had some opportunities to score, but we did not succeed in scoring, and in the end we missed a penalty kick, while the opponent scored a goal from a corner kick, and this is football.”