Italy and Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has identified Inter’s ‘biggest regret’ from their eventual loss on penalties to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16.
The six-time Serie A winner was a pitchside reporter for CBS’s US coverage of the Champions League on Wednesday night, appearing along with regular pundits Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards and host Kate Abdo.
Del Piero believes that it took Inter too long to ‘start playing football’ against Atletico, suggesting that Simone Inzaghi’s side did not click into gear until the second period of extra-time.
He also thought that Inter’s attacking play was limited to chances on the counter, and that they could have done better in possession on the night.
“The only regret that Inter can have tonight is they started to play football a little bit late, they started to play football in the second extra-time.
“They can do better during the game because they had possession, but the only opportunity that they had was on the counter-attack, so when they have the ball, Inter can do much better.”
Inter and Atletico were level at 2-2 on aggregate after extra-time, but the Nerazzurri were eliminated after Alexis Sanchez, Davy Klaassen and Lautaro Martinez failed to convert their spot-kicks.
“On the penalty shoot-out, you know, sometimes it’s luck, sometimes you prepare yourself better, sometimes your goalkeeper makes incredible saves, sometimes defence can give you some help,” Del Piero added.
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