Panucci: Juventus vs Milan a ‘parade of mistakes’, Conceição ‘lucky’ | OneFootball

Former Real Madrid and Roma defender Christian Panucci was harshly critical towards the displays of Milan and Juventus in the Supercoppa Italiana semifinal, as he described the match as a ‘parade of mistakes’.

The Bianconeri went ahead in the first half through Kenan Yildiz, but a blatant error from Manuel Locatelli after the break led the referee to award a penalty for the Rossoneri, which Christian Pulisic converted before Federico Gatti deflected a Yunuss Musah cross into his own net to complete Milan’s comeback.

AC Milan’s Theo Hernandez (R) in action against Juventus’ Federico Gatti (L) during the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final match between Juventus FC and AC Milan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 03 January 2025. EPA-EFE/STR

Commenting on the two sides’ performance as a TV pundit at the end of the match, Panucci claimed the level shown on the pitch didn’t make the game a good ‘advertisement’ for Italian football, insisting the Rossoneri’s new manager Sergio Conceição was ‘lucky’ to come out with a win.

Panucci slams Juventus vs Milan: ‘A parade of mistakes’

“We want to export our football abroad, but this didn’t seem like the best advertisement,” the 51-year-old told Sportmediaset after the match.

“Juve vs Milan was a parade of mistakes. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Conceição was lucky today, and we can say that he made his first step in the right direction.”

epa11804138 AC Milan’s head coach Sergio Conceicao gestures during the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final match between Juventus FC and AC Milan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 03 January 2025. EPA-EFE/STR

As a result, the Rossoneri will meet their city rivals Inter in the Supercoppa Italiana final on Monday – the Nerazzurri emerged 3-0 winners when they faced each other in the same competition in January 2023, while Milan lifted the trophy by beating them 2-1 in 2011.