ANCELOTTi ASİSİTİZA KWAMBA HAWAMUİTAJİ Dİ MARİ.

The Italian says the Argentina
international was left out of the
Supercopa defeat at the hands
of Atletico Madrid due to a
"technical decision", amid links
with Manchester United
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti
insists that his side did not miss Ang
Di Maria in Friday's Supercopa loss t
Atletico Madrid .
The Argentine was left out of the
European champions' matchday
squad for the trip to the Vicente
Calderon, where Diego Simeone's
side won 1-0 to seal a 2-1 aggregate
victory.
However, the former Chelsea and A
Milan coach believes that the ex-
Benfica winger, who has been
targeted by Manchester United, woul
not have been able to make a
difference.
"It was a technical decision that we
did not need Di Maria," he told
reporters after the game.
"In the second half we lost control o
the game. We needed more
possession like in the first half of the
game. Afterwards, we gave more
opportunities to Atletico.
"We haven't spoken about winning s
titles. We've spoken about being the
best candidate for titles, but not abo
winning six.
"We didn't play well this game, but it
better to lose this match than [the
Champions League final] in Lisbon."
Ancelotti has previously admitted th
Di Maria is keen to leave the club,
along with fellow Supercopa absente
Sami Khedira.