MILAN - Juventus coach, Andrea Pirlo, confirmed that the team that played in the Coppa Italy semifinals against Inter Milan was the real Juventus. Not the team that lost to Inter Milan two weeks ago.

The meeting of the two teams attracted public attention because previously Juventus lost to Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A competition with a score of 0-2. But now Juventus can turn things around by beating Inter Milan in the first leg of the Coppa Cup semi-final at the San Siro Stadium, Milan, with a score of 2-1.

"We are not our real against Inter Milan in the league, it was a mistake. But it's also a valuable lesson and we fix the mistakes made in the game," Football Italia kataPirlodilansir of the page, on Wednesday (3/2).

Juventus did lag behind by Lautaro Martinez's goal in the ninth minute. But the Old Lady responded with two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo including a penalty.

"This is just the first leg, we haven't achieved anything yet. This proves that if we concentrate fully, it will be difficult for anyone to fight us. We know our strengths," said Pirlo.

The former Juventus player admits that it is not easy to maintain this intensity when playing in the midst of a busy schedule. He also appreciated the players who remained enthusiastic even though they were behind goals.

On the other hand, there were many surprises that night. One of them is to field Merih Demiral and Matthijs de Ligt as a central defender duo compared to Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini. In addition, Ronaldo was annoyed that Pirlo pulled him out.

"Whether it is Bonucci or Demiral playing there should be no difference. I understand that Ronaldo is not happy to be substituted, but it is right to rest him for the next Serie A match. He could not have expressed his criticism in a better way than he did tonight," he said. Pirlo.

On the other hand, Pirlo admitted that the turning point for his team's revival was the win over Napoli at the Italian Supercoppa. According to him, the fierce match was able to trigger the players' enthusiasm.

"Lifting the trophy makes us aware that we are strong and can compete for every goal. We will play every three days and there are some big games in February. We will take one game at a time and then see where we are at the end of the season. , "explained Pirlo.