Bittersweet week for Italian coaches engaged abroad: while Mancini smiles and returns to -1 from Manchester United, the first defeat in France arrives for Carlo Ancelotti with his PSG, and the acclaimed Di Matteo, architect of the Chelsea rescue (qualification in the Champions League with a comeback against Napoli included) loses after 3 consecutive victories in the league against the City of the coach from Jesi.
But let's proceed in order. While in Italy the midweek was dedicated to return semi-finals of the Italian Cup, which without too many surprises saw access to the final for Juventus and Naples, a round of the Premier League was being played in England which saw the highly anticipated cartel match between Manchester City and Chelsea, with the two Italian coaches as protagonists. In the end, against some predictions that saw Di Matteo and his Blues very launched in recent weeks, Mancini wins and redeems the elimination in the Europa League and the unexpected defeat against Swansea which cost the overtaking by the cousins of United a week ago . However, City had a bad time, going behind and coming back thanks to a penalty from Aguero and a rediscovered Tevez who served the ball to make it 2-1 to Nasri.
French football Wednesday instead had the quarter-finals of the national cup scheduled: for PSG comes the first defeat since Carlo Ancelotti took the bench (12 games), moreover at home and moreover by having the initial advantage reassembled. The cold shower is served by the revived Lyon, who clears the Parco dei Principi with a clear 1-3. “I'm not worried, given our recovery. I'm disappointed, but now we have to focus on the championship," said the Emilian coach, who leads the Ligue 1 standings by a point over Montpellier.
