“?Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri believes AC Milan players pressured the referee into disallowing his side’s goal during a 1-0 defeat to the Rossoneri at the San Siro.
Allegri watched from the sideline as his team’s impressive six-game winning streak was brought to an end, but claimed the result should have been different after Miralem Pjanic’s free-kick was disallowed for offside.
The Juve boss said the goal would have stood had it not been for the reactions of the Milan players.
Max Allegri on the defeat to AC Milan: “We dominated proceedings; decisions can go for and against you. What matters is bouncing back.” pic.twitter.com/QR1aT24PY9
“They did well to score and we were unlucky,” Allegri told Mediaset Premium following the game. “We played well on a technical level and we had scored, but it was disallowed.
“These things happen. Unfortunately the goal was valid, but Milan’s protest made the referee doubt his own decision.
“We should, as teams, focus on playing football and not put more pressure on to the referees. I want to understand whether it was the referee or the assistant who reversed the call.”
Allegri, who managed Milan between 2010-14, said his side needs to forget about the defeat quickly bearing in mind they still hold a slender advantage of two points over Vincenzo Montella’s men at the top of the Serie A table.
“I am sorry to come out defeated from Milan, but this should not affect us and indeed we must now prepare for the next game,” Allegri said.
“We had taken command of the game and it was not easy, because Milan is doing great things and has many interesting young people.
“We tried to press and I think the team has provided a good performance in this regard. The team has been ordered in the field and also from the physical point of view, we did well… we just lacked a goal.”
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