(Reuters) - AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli remained optimistic despite a dispiriting 2-0 first-leg loss to Inter in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday which he put down to their opponents' clinical finishing.
Inter grabbed two early goals through Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan and will take a big advantage into the second leg back at the San Siro on Tuesday.
The loss to Inter was Milan's third defeat by their neighbours in a single season, something they have not experienced since the 1994-95 campaign. Pioli, however, praised his team's resilience as they bid to stay on course to win the European Cup for the eighth time, 16 years after their last triumph in 2007.
Striker Rafael Leao missed the match due to a stomach injury, but Pioli believes the Portuguese international may be fit for the second leg.
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