Motta says Milan ‘should not’ have won against Juve: “They did very little” | OneFootball

Motta says Milan ‘should not’ have won against Juve: “They did very little” | OneFootball

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·4 January 2025

Motta says Milan ‘should not’ have won against Juve: “They did very little”

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Thiago Motta wasn’t too pleased with his side after the 2-1 defeat against AC Milan in the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final. However, he also made sure to highlight that the Rossoneri didn’t create much either.

Juventus took the lead in the first half through Kenan Yildiz and after that, they had more or less full control of the proceedings. Things changed in the second half, though, as Sergio Conceicao made a few subs and also gave the team new instructions.


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Two quick goals from the Rossoneri completed the turnaround, and Juventus were unable to respond aside from a Federico Gatti shot that was heroically blocked by Matteo Gabbia. After the game, Juve manager Motta spoke to Mediaset (via Football Italia).

“We certainly cannot be happy with what we did, especially in the first half, while in the second we also failed to convert chances to kill the game. Milan did very little too, so they should not have been able to win the game by doing just that.

“Today we took the lead, were better than our opponents in many ways, but with very little effort, our opponents managed to turn it around. Negative incidents happen, but we did not react the right way,” he stated.

In other words, Motta clearly wasn’t happy with missing out on the Supercoppa Italiana final against Inter. It was also the Bianconeri’s first defeat domestically this season, so not even a draw was able to save the manager this time.

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