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Di Matteo: We failed to finish Juve 

Di Matteo: We failed to finish Juve

20.09.2012

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo praised Oscar for his fantastic debut as a starter for "the blues", but was unhappy with the missed victory against Juventus in the Champions League. "Bianconeri" managed to catch two goals liability, and in the 86th minute could not even reach full circle, if Fabio Kuilyarela was not shot in the crossbar.

"The debut of Oscar was fantastic. He was perfect in tactical manner and it was the right match for the start of his career, "said the Italian coach of Londoners.

"It was a good game for both teams. We regret, however, because we led with 2 goals and we could not win. Juventus is a team full of quality, we knew it and it was difficult to play against them. We made some mistakes in defense and allowed them to score two goals ", said Di Matteo.

"Pirlo dictating the tempo of the team, so it was important not to leave his space and time with the ball. This was the work of Oscar tonight and he did well. I had to push more in search of the third goal to finish them, but we made a mistake with their second goal when we lost the ball in midfield, "concluded Di Matteo.

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