Massimiliano Allegri referred to as for calm amongst AC Milan supporters, insisting that his workforce should stay targeted on their main goal of ending within the prime 4 of Serie A.
Allegri’s feedback got here after Milan have been dumped out of the Supercoppa Italiana semi-finals on Thursday, with the Rossoneri falling to a 2-0 defeat to Napoli at Al-Awwal Park.
David Neres put Antonio Conte’s workforce forward six minutes earlier than the break earlier than Rasmus Højlund put the outcome past doubt with a wonderful end shortly after the hour mark.
Certainly, Milan have now fallen behind in every of their final 4 official matches after having gone behind solely twice of their first 15 video games of this season throughout all competitions.
However Allegri and his workforce will now return to Italy and put together for his or her closing recreation of 2025 in opposition to Hellas Verona on December 28, hoping to take care of their stable begin to the league.
Milan are second within the Serie A standings and only a level behind leaders and rivals Inter, who tackle Bologna within the different Supercoppa Italiana semi-final on Friday.
Requested whether or not Milan may swap again to a again 4, Allegri urged persistence, whereas additionally outlining his workforce’s ambitions for the rest of the season.
“One match can’t overturn three months of labor,” Allegri informed reporters in his post-match press convention.
“We have to analyse issues with serenity. Solely calm may also help us obtain our goal, which is ending within the prime 4.”
The Opta supercomputer predicts Milan to complete within the Serie A prime 4 in 83.4% of its season simulations, with a 16.6% probability of lacking out on the Champions League locations.
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Milan had their possibilities within the contest, registering an anticipated targets (xG) whole of 1.28 from their 14 pictures, although solely three compelled Vanja Milinkovic-Savic into motion.
However Allegri was upset in regards to the ease with which Napoli scored their targets, with Neres allowed a easy tap-in after Mike Maignan didn’t cope with Hojlund’s cross.
Koni De Winter then struggled with the tempo and physicality of Hojlund because the Dane smashed residence Milan’s second, with Allegri conceding Napoli have been the higher workforce on the day.
“We confronted a powerful Napoli, and we knew that,” the Milan boss added. “We may have carried out higher on the 2 targets.
“It was a well-played match by each groups, however they defended higher and deserved to win.
“We had beneficial moments and managed the ball fairly nicely. We would have liked to assault the field higher. In the event you make errors like we did for the primary aim, you need to defend higher.
“If you concede two targets in three consecutive matches that would have been averted, you must perceive do higher.”
The outcome additionally noticed Milan endure a defeat with out scoring and conceding not less than two targets in all competitions for the primary time since a 2-0 defeat to Juventus again in January.
