Milan, Massimiliano Allegri makes no drama: "No step backward"

Massimiliano Allegri commented on Milan’s narrow defeat to Lazio (0-1) in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia, which cost the Diavolo dearly as they were eliminated from the competition. “Whoever wins is always right – he began at Mediaset microphones -. Lazio won a match where we had more difficulties than on Saturday” when, on the other hand, the Rossoneri had managed to get the better of the biancocelesti with the same result. “It was a locked game, with whoever scored first, won. We had numerous chances where we didn&#8217t score, and they did it on corner kicks where we had to defend better”.

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However, the Rossoneri coach made no dramas: “Backward step? Absolutely not. We have to be angry because we are eliminated from an inside-out game, but we have to look ahead because we have the championship with Torino (where the Rossoneri will be engaged on Monday night in the postponement of the 14th day of Serie A, ed.) and Sassuolo (staged at San Siro on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 12:30 p.m., ed.) before the Italian Super Cup (in which the Diavolo will face Napoli in the semifinals on Thursday, Dec. 18, ed.). However, we should not get depressed because we have a season to play for with the Champions League to try to win”.

“The goal came at a time when the game had become difficult – added the former Juventus coach -We missed three or four easy balls, we gave away a free kick and a corner kick by making mistakes like against Cremonese and Pisa. When we have control of the game, we become dangerous for us”. Finally, Allegri did not mince words regarding the January soccer market: “A striker in January? We have Pulisic and Leao who have scored 10 goals in two: we need the midfielders, to score more goals on loose balls. Gimenez has yet to return”.