AC Milan youth coach Abate proud reaching UYL final

AC Milan youth coach Ignazio Abate was delighted with his young players after they reached the final of the UEFA Youth League.

Milan will meet Olympiakos in the final after defeating Porto in a semifinal penalty shootout.

Abate later said: "Yes, if you think that we are back here, I also told the boys, playing in the finals is something incredible. The path is difficult, difficult, then you know, along the way the matches are always tough, so every detail makes the difference, you see today.

We had a good first half, as soon as we slowed down the pace a little we missed an exit and they put us away, the quality is high time the game was balanced, we conceded goals from set pieces where for three days we always worked on the corner kick because they are really good at using them, and then I believe that another team would not have come back.

Only the heart, the desire and enthusiasm of these guys who brought it home. We could have scored a third on the counter-attack, but we didn't lose our head, until the end. The changes made the difference, they came in great, and this that's what I told them before the match, the group took us to the final, and now we'll enjoy it for this evening and from tomorrow we'll think about the next game."