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AC Milan's primary objective this season is securing Champions League qualification before pursuing the Serie A title.
Being well doesn't always mean winning. Football would be explained in a different way. We have to do the right things, try to do things right. We are a team and a very young company, then that's the path. We are not ready to win the Scudetto. I know we did well, but from the way I know football, where I, for example, always had to win with the best team and the best coach is like that.
AC Milan are internally very discontent with the officiating during Saturday night's game between Inter and Juventus, a report claims. After beating Pisa on Friday night, Milan were hoping for a favour from Juventus on Saturday, and they were very close to getting one but for Piotr Zielinski's last-minute winner. However, it was a game full of controversial decisions, all of which seemed to go in the Nerazzurri's favour.
We could have done better; the last few years of head-to-head matches have weighed on us. The important thing is that we brought it home. We tried to do well even when we were struggling. We were naive in letting them draw. But we brought it home. The championship is still long, I hope this match gives us peace of mind, that it allows us to work harder and give us a competitive end to the season.
Definitely had better days and very relieved the penalty didn't turn out decisive - grazie team!🙏🏼 Games like this can still make the difference in the end and that's all we need now! Thank you all for supporting us on this Friday night - have a nice weekend, Rossoneri! ❤️🖤
Niclas Füllkrug was very disappointed after his penalty miss against Pisa and was consoled by Rafael Leao, as well as other teammates, after the final whistle. At half-time, Massimiliano Allegri decided to replace Christopher Nkunku with Füllkrug. The German was immediately involved in a wonderful goal, scored by Adrien Rabiot, but it was ruled out for a handball on the former.
AC Milan's narrow win against Pisa didn't just come about thanks to the brilliance of Luka Modric, but also some tactical changes from Allegri. As highlighted in today's edition of Gazzetta dello Sport (see featured image), a one-two started and finished by Modric, with the help of Samuele Ricci, saved Milan from dropping points yet again. Instead, they moved within five points of Inter, who are up against Juventus tonight.
Strangely, considering there has been no international break, Milan will play their first league game in 10 days tonight. The rescheduled Como game meant not having a fixture at the weekend, after the 3-0 win away against Bologna the Tuesday before last. Milan face Como away from home in Tuscany for the first time since 1991, with Paolo Maldini getting the winner 35 years ago.