Massimiliano Allegri was understandably unhappy with the goal that AC Milan conceded during their loss against Napoli last night.
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The game between Milan and Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was a very tense affair, decided with just over 10 minutes remaining by a goal from Matteo Politano, someone who seems to love scoring against the Rossoneri.
It was a strange and avoidable goal to concede, as evidenced by Allegri’s immediate reaction. According to Il Giornale (via MilanNews) he immediately turned around to his staff and said: “How can you concede a goal like that?”
A costly switch-off
It was probably the only lapse in concentration from the Milan defence during the entire match, but unfortunately it proved decisive. Allegri knows better than anyone that big moments decide the biggest games, as he said after the game too while speaking to DAZN.
“It was a game with few chances, and one moment… whoever had taken advantage of it would have won. They did well on that occasion, and we were also playing with a tight defence.
“We had situations where we needed to be quicker to shoot on goal because then the others would arrive and stop you from shooting.”