Winning, Sarri Still Criticizes Biancocelesti

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Lazio coach, Maurizio Sarri, admitted that he was disappointed with the team's lack of sharpness even though they managed to beat Bayern Munich with a score of 1-0, Thursday (15/2/2024) early morning WIB.

In the match legs In the first round of the last 16 of the Champions League at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Sarri expressed his satisfaction at beating a team like Bayern Munich, but he regretted the valuable opportunities his team had missed.

“In this victory, we won through effort and struggle. However, we had many opportunities to score goals. We were lucky to be able to convert one of them into a goal,” said Sarri.

This victory was Lazio's second in the knockout stages of the Champions League after previously winning 1-0 over Valencia in 2000. This result put Bayern coach, Thomas Tuchel, under great pressure, especially after his team lost the last two matches, against Harry Kane and friends.

Even though he is favored to win, Sarri believes that Tuchel already knows the strategy that must be used. “Bayern are a strong team, and I was impressed by the quality of the players who came off the bench, one of them (Mathys) Tel,” added Sarri.

In that match, Lazio displayed a very tough defense so that Bayern's attack line was unable to score a single shot on target. Lazio will continue their match in the second leg of the last 16 of the Champions League by visiting Bayern's headquarters at the Allianz Stadium, Munich, next Tuesday.