AC Milan’s Scudetto hopes were put to bed with the 2-1 defeat to Atalanta last night. As a newspaper highlights this morning, the Rossoneri settled for a draw too early and were rightfully punished by the home side.
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After finding a way back into the game through Alvaro Morata, making it 1-1, Milan seemingly took their foot off the gas. This was noticeable especially in the second half as they barely had any chances, while Atalanta continued to threaten in attack.
As highlighted by today’s edition of Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews), Milan settled for the draw too early and came away with a poor defeat as a result. Not to mention that both goals came from set pieces, showing a lack of concentration and attention.
There’s no doubt that Christian Pulisic’s exit in the 38th minute made a difference, as Atalanta were then essentially able to focus on Rafael Leao, but Milan also stopped playing. Paulo Fonseca deserves all the criticism he can get from this, as the approach was fundamentally incorrect for yet another big clash.
Indeed, instead of complaining about the officiating, Fonseca should have been busy explaining his own flaws to the media. After all, we’re at the start of December and the Scudetto train has already left the station.