The Monaco boss claimed that Ricardo Carvalho's foul
should not have led to a penalty, while he vowed his side will get a
better result in the home leg
Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim has slammed Tuesday's Champions League loss at Juventus as "a great injustice", claiming that the penalty that decided the quarter-final first leg in the home side's favour should not have been given.
The Ligue 1 outfit looked a constant threat on the break during the game in Turin but were undone by a 57th-minute spot-kick from Arturo Vidal, who fired home after Ricardo Carvalho had been ruled to have felled Alvaro Morata in the box.
However, Jardim was enraged by the decision, insisting that the contact had been made outside of the area.
"The result is a great injustice," the Portuguese coach told reporters in his post-game press conference. "The penalty should not have been given.
"We dominated the first 20 minutes of the first half and first 20 minutes of the second half. We showed we're an organised, good team and we created big problems for Juventus.
"But we failed to take our chances, particularly early in the game. We lacked efficiency. I'm disappointed but everything is still possible and we believe in what we're doing.
"We did a lot of good things during the game and this result does not reflect the game. We came here to get a better result but we'll do it in the second leg."
Monaco, who eliminated Arsenal in the last 16, host Juve at the Stade Louis II on April 22.
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