AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli explained his tactical decisions after defeat to Juventus.
With Malick Thiaw seeing red, Milan lost 1-0 through Manuel Locatelli's strike for Juve.
Pioli said, “I usually don't talk to the team after the games anyway, as there is a great deal of tension and today also disappointment.
“It was not the result we wanted, but we played well with 11 men, we played well with 10 men and were at no point inferior to Juventus, so I feel we could've got the result.
“On the red card it was a naïve error, both individual and of the team. Thiaw should've stalled rather than chase him down. The full-back was also in the wrong position. At the same time, Thiaw was unlucky when he slipped, but he should've done better.
“The second half started pretty well, but then we lacked a little intensity above all in midfield. It's also true that we allowed Juventus barely any chances, so with a little more intensity I feel we could've taken home a very important result even down to 10 men."
Rafael Leao battled with the double-teaming for Juve.
“We expected Weah to be working more on Leao than Gatti. It's true that Leao caused him a lot of problems and Gatti made a lot of fouls, a lot from start to finish. The rules say if you make repeated fouls, you ought to be booked and he got a card eventually after at my count 22 fouls.
“We should've filled the box more with Reijnders and Musah pushing up. I feel that a positive result would've been fair considering how we played throughout the match, even down to 10 men."
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