Losing 1-2 To Napoli, Serang Lini Performance AC Milan Starts Concerning

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli (right). (Photo: Instagram.com/@acmilan)

JAKARTA - AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli is starting to worry about his team's performance after losing 1-2 to Napoli. Pioli admitted that he was disappointed and highlighted the Rossoneri attack in that match.

Milan's meeting with Napoli in the seventh week of Serie A ended tragically for the hosts. Appearing at the San Siro Stadium on Monday, September 19 in the morning WIB, I Rossoneri lost 1-2.

In fact, from the start Milan continued to press. However, it was Napoli who got the first goal in the 55th minute through Matteo Politano's penalty execution.

Milan could only balance the score in the 69th minute. But the hosts had to close the game with a defeat after Napoli scored the second goal in the 78th minute.

''This defeat is disappointing. The defeat could have happened if the opposing team played better. However, in this match, we should not have lost," Pioli was quoted as saying by Football Italia.

Based on match statistics, Milan fired 22 shots at the opponent's goal. But of that number only five were right on goal, including one hit the crossbar.

However, the effectiveness of the attack I Partenopei proved to be superior to the I Rossoneri. This made Pioli worried about the performance of his foster children, especially the performance of the attack sector.

''I'm more disappointed with our failure to take advantage of our chances. Maybe it's true, we've conceded so many goals at the start of the season and we need to fix that aspect," he said.

"However, my biggest concern is in the attack sector," the former Fiorentina coach explained.

Pioli said the match against Napoli could be a lesson for his team. "I hope we can learn from this match, especially in order to be more clinical in front of the opponent's goal," Pioli concluded.