No way. Once again, instead of starting from the match, we have to start by talking about the referee. Because this Milan-Juventus was conditioned by Mr. Rizzoli and the goal judge De Marco, who granted the Rossoneri a non-existent penalty for an alleged touch of the arm by Isla. From there, Robinho's goal for the 1-0 which then decreed the black and white defeat. "It seemed like a penalty to me from the bench, but it's not like that" admitted Allegri in front of the microphones, and immediately afterwards Alessio also underlined the refereeing error, with a small but significant polemic nuance: "We've been playing football for a lifetime, so we know that in every race there are favorable and unfavorable episodes. However, I dare not imagine what could have happened if we had won with such a penalty."
Having made this premise, let's move on (finally!) to the analysis of the match. Milan deserved the success because they interpreted the match in the best way. Gritty, hungry and well placed on the pitch, Allegri's boys put Juventus in difficulty right from the start, playing the best game of the season, especially in the first half. A convinced round of applause goes to the coach, who nailed all the training choices. The idea of not giving points of reference to the black and white defense, deploying a trident without a center forward, worked well. For once the defensive phase was also convincing, implemented to perfection thanks to the help of everyone: centre-backs, full-backs, midfielders and the fantastic El Shaarawy, capable of totaling an incredible number of kilometres.
“The boys were good, we had several occasions in which we recovered the high ball, but we didn't materialize – gloated Allegri. – We defended in order and against Juventus I think it's a great credit to the boys. There are moments when it is necessary to defend and we must all do it together ”. A very important victory, even more so after the fuss that arose on the eve following the declarations of Berlusconi, who admitted his willingness to hire Guardiola. “If he goes looking for someone like him, it means that I'm very good, perhaps the best – the coach replied piquedly. – I almost feel flattered”.
Milan is as convincing as Juve is ugly. Exactly what Conte feared happened: the post-Chelsea dross (physical and mental) came to the surface. The bianconeri took the field softly, a bit like against Inter, and paid dearly for this wrong approach. The coach's choices are under accusation, who confirmed almost all of the formation seen in the Champions League, apart from Chiellini (out due to injury) and Lichtsteiner (to whom Isla was preferred, in turn replaced by Padoin at the start of the second half). Conte chose the path of continuity, but the batteries turned out to be flat, as Alessio admitted: “When we don't play with the right intensity and looking for high pace, we're about to lose a game like this. We weren't satisfied, when you meet teams like Milan the motivations come by themselves, but we weren't able to play as we usually do. Let's accept this defeat and move forward."
