Tomori assesses 'incredibly important' Pisa win and defensive improvement: "More of a unit"

"Milan looked to be on the right track in the first half when Ruben Loftus-Cheek headed in the opener from a Zachary Athekame cross. Substitute Niclas Füllkrug had the chance to double the lead from the spot in the second half, but hit the post with his penalty. That seemed to spur Pisa into life, who levelled through Loyola, ironically the man who gave away the penalty not long prior."

"At this point in the season, it's important to get the three points. We could have closed the game out earlier and played better, but the three points are incredibly important." Allegri brought a lot of solidity to the defensive phase. What changed? "We're more of a unit, we defend together, and we're more demanding not to concede goals. We're more solid overall, and we all work together to avoid conceding goals because we know we have strong attackers: they can change the game."

Milan secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Pisa after Ruben Loftus-Cheek opened the scoring and Luka Modric produced a late winner. Niclas Füllkrug missed a second-half penalty by striking the post, and Pisa then levelled through Loyola, who had conceded the spot-kick. Fikayo Tomori described the three points as vital at this stage of the season, admitted the team could have closed the game earlier, and praised coach Allegri for improving defensive solidity. Tomori stressed collective defending, focus on upcoming matches like Como, and called Modric a dressing-room example and matchwinner.

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