Inzaghi bitter after Al Hilal's elimination: "There were incidents that penalised us"

ORLANDO (United States) - Simone Inzaghi 's Al-Hilal adventure ends in the quarterfinals. The Saudi team was defeated in Orlando 2-1 by Fluminense , these are the words of the former Inter coach in the post-match on Dazn: "It was a balanced and hard-fought match, decided by an episode. Congratulations to Fluminense, but also to my team for the way they played. There were some episodes that influenced, but they had heart".

It remains an exciting journey for the Arab club with the Italian coach, who arrived on the bench a few weeks ago, who underlined his satisfaction especially for the ability to eliminate City in the round of 16: " We had a great World Cup, but we must be happy, proud and proud. We did great, beyond all expectations. We represented the country and gave a great performance. I thanked all my guys one by one before speaking".

The Piacenza coach continued his analysis in the press conference "We had a lot of followers, there were many Al Hilal fans who encouraged us from start to finish. Throughout this tournament, even against City and Real. It was a good World Cup but we leave with a bitter taste in our mouths. There is a lot of bitterness for what happened in the second half. We must try to improve the team even if I am happy with these 5 games in the World Cup. Very good again tonight, there was bitterness, disappointment and anger for what happened on the pitch, but the verdict saw us defeated and we must accept it even if losing a game like that hurts".

Refereeing incidents not digested by Inzaghi who looks to the future: "For me and my staff it was important to play this World Cup to get to know the team. Now what we promise is to go towards a great season, we will meet again at the end of the month, then the retreat in Austria for the preparation to prepare for the Super Cup . It was important to be here. It was a long season, but now rest and then work for the good of Al Hilal". Then a thought for Diogo Jota : "We must thank Ruben and Cancelo who were very ill, but they did not back down. It is clear that their thoughts were for their friends who passed away. An episode that shook everyone". And finally: "A balanced match decided by incidents. Fluminense is a very organized team that is having an excellent tournament. Apart from the first half hour blocked then there were many occasions and we would have deserved more".