Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti congratulated Milan on reaching the Champions League semifinals and criticized the actions of referee Shimon Marciniak in the return leg in Naples.
"First of all, we congratulate Milan on reaching the next stage. They played two games in which they made the most of their chances, which is a sign of a mature team. I would also like to compliment my players, as our Champions League campaign was conducted at a very high level. We paid for a few naive moments, we paid for our lack of experience in crucial moments of the game.
We were in fantastic shape before the break for international matches, and when we returned, many players were unavailable for the match against Milan. Some of our players who returned from the national team camps were having difficulties, especially Osimhen, who was out for 20 days after an injury.
Everyone agreed, except for those who wear the Milan shirt, that the referee made a mistake in the first match. Today there was a penalty on Lozano. This is a clear penalty, you can't help but see it. It's not contact, it's a foul, otherwise his ankle would not have turned like that," Sport Mediaset quoted the coach as saying.