Football: Juve stun Milan at the San Siro

ROME: Juventus put one foot in the Italian Cup final after Martin Caceres scored a brace to hand them a 2-1 win over AC Milan in the semi-final first-leg at the San Siro. Italian youth international Stephanel Shaarawy replied for the hosts but Milan fell short of levelling the tie. However, Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri denied his side’s chances of reaching the final had been diminished. “We have to accept the defeat knowing that nothing has been compromised,” said Allegri. “We were naive in conceding the second goal and that’s disappointing in a game such as this. Those are errors we need to cut out but we’ll stay calm.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 10^th, 2012.