Leonardo Bonucci says Juventus were lucky against Inter Milan
Thursday 3 March 2016 10:16, UK
Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci admitted his side were 'lucky' to take their remarkable Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter Milan to penalties.
Inter, beaten 3-0 in the first leg in Turin, rallied superbly at the San Siro to win the return match by the same score with a brace from Marcelo Brozovic and another by Ivan Perisic.
After Rodrigo Palacio's effort bounced back off the crossbar in the shootout, Bonucci's kick sent Juve through to the final and a meeting against AC Milan.
He admitted to Rai Sport: "We made life difficult for ourselves, I think tonight we played the worst ever game since I've been at Juventus.
"We were lucky to take it to penalties... we didn't have the right approach to the game. Inter didn't have anything to lose, and we made it easy for them."
Inter coach Roberto Mancini hailed his players after they very nearly completed mission impossible and felt they deserved to go through to the final.
"It was a wonderful game," Mancini told the Italian media. "I compliment the players for how they managed it.
"I am sad for them, they deserved to go to the final."
AC Milan, who defeated third tier Alessandria 6-0 in their semi-final, will now meet Juve in the final for the first time since 1990.
You can watch the Coppa Italia final between AC Milan and Juventus from the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, 21 May, live on Sky Sports.
