Jan 26 (Reuters) - AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli said Zlatan Ibrahimovic had apologised after he was sent off during his side's 2-1 defeat to rivals Inter Milan in a fiery derby on Tuesday. Ibrahimovic gave his side the lead in the Coppa Italia quarter final, drilling in off the post, before tempers became frayed in the San Siro. "He (Ibrahimovic) apologised like the great champion he is," Pioli said. "We paid for the effort in the last half hour and we couldn't bring home a positive result," Pioli added. Inter will play the winner of Juventus and SPAL's quarter-final clash on Wednesday thanks to Eriksen's late intervention off the bench.

Source: Egypt Today January 26, 2021 23:26 UTC