After suffering a humiliating loss to Inter, AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli became "angry" with the referee

Posted : 11 May 2023

Stefano Pioli blasted referee Jesus Gil Manzano for using "double standards" during AC Milan's humiliating Champions League loss to Inter.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Inter, Milan was caught off guard twice in the space of 11 minutes as Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals to give the Nerazzuri a 2-0 lead going into the May 16 return leg.

It might have been worse since Lautaro Martinez seemed to have been tripped inside the box by Simon Kjaer, and Spanish referee Manzano pointed to the spot.

After AC Milan's humiliating Champions League loss to Inter, Stefano Pioli charged referee Jesus Gil Manzano with using "double standards."

Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals to give the Nerazzuri a 2-0 lead going into the second leg on May 16. Milan was caught off guard twice inside 11 minutes of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Inter.

It could have been worse as Lautaro Martinez appeared to have been trip by Simon Kjaer inside the box, and Spanish referee Manzano pointed to the spot for a penalty.

"Inter put in more quality in the first half and we missed too many balls for the level of the match. Until the seventh minute Inter had never entered our area, then they scored two goals. It's a shame because we believed in it, matches can change quickly. We will try to do better in the second leg. I think they had the better of the tackles and second balls. The match went badly from a tactical and mental point of view.”

Following AC Milan's humiliating loss to Inter in the Champions League, Stefano Pioli charged referee Jesus Gil Manzano with using "double standards."

Milan was caught off guard twice in the opening 11 minutes of the first leg of the Champions League semifinal match against Inter as Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored early goals to give the Nerazzuri a 2-0 lead going into the May 16 return leg.

As soon as Lautaro Martinez looked to have been tripped inside the box by Simon Kjaer, Spanish referee Manzano pointed to the spot and signalled a penalty.

“We have to build on the attitude of the second half. We had the chances to get the game back on track," he added. "We made mistakes in the passing game and we will have to put in an absolutely different performance from tonight. For the boys right now there is disappointment, but also the awareness of turning the game around."

After suffering a humiliating loss to Inter, AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli became "angry" with the referee

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