Palermo boss Delio Rossi insists his side deserved to be in the Coppa Italia final – Serie A news
Palermo manager Delio Rossi has insisted that his team deserved to be in the Italian Cup final after defeating AC Milan in the last-four phase. The Eagles will now face the winner of the other semi-final between AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 and Internazionale.
Palermo defeated AC Milan 2-1 in the second-leg of the semi-final at Stadio Renzo Barbera to progress to the final on a 4-3 aggregate score; the first-leg at San Siro had ended 2-2.
The manager praised the team for all the effort put in and claimed that his team played some brilliant football against the Serie A champions. He stated that his side was clearly the better team over the two legs and had no fear whatsoever of the opposition.
Rossi also thanked the fans for their support and hoped that the team’s dream run could end with silverware. He urged his team to continue with the good work and go on to win the final.
“The team has put in so much effort. This is a serious team, we have proved this against a better team as we wanted to get to the final for our fans. We had no fear of Milan, certainly some concern early in the tie but over the 180 minutes [of the two legs],
we deserve to qualify,” the coach was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 boss refused to comment on his future and stated that his future depends on the success the team gets under him. He said that the team will strive hard to win the final and bring success.
”My future will be decided on my success. The important thing is to build a team who are young and hungry,” he concluded.
The Coppa Italia final will be played at Stadio Olimpico in Rome on May 29.
Palermo are currently in eighth place with 53 points and have won 16 of the 36 games played in the Serie A. They will travel to Sampdoria in their next league fixture.
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