Lazio coach Igor Tudor praised his players after missing the Coppa Italia final.

Juve were beaten 2-1 by Lazio on Tuesday night, but won the semifinal 3-2 on aggregate.

“We leave with heads held high, we played a great game, it was not enough and we tip our hats to them," Tudor told Sport Mediaset.

“There are many positives from the match, I am happy with the attitude, the mentality, the way we were set out against a top level opponent. It's a shame for the lads, as they really believed and we then conceded that goal.

“Now we must recover, there is another big game on Saturday. The lads gave their all, we have a lot of players who are not fully fit and carrying knocks."

He added: “I am happy with the lads, we won three out of our four Serie A matches, there is a super important game against Verona coming up. I have been here for a month, we will work over the summer to find the right profiles to build this team, as we lack some physicality and hard running players."