Fiorentina, Italian bitterness and arrows: «You can’t lose it like this. The referee? I’m not talking about him “

From Ikoné’s possible 2-1 viola (blocked on the line by Tomori) to Milan’s 2-1 for an own goal amid the referee controversies, it is a difficult result to digest, so much so that Ikoné himself writes on social media “Incredible” at the end of the match (the post was immediately removed), complete with a video of Tomori’s intervention against him in the middle of the Rossoneri area. More Italian diplomat: «It is the umpteenth game lost with regret, we do not bring home points in a game where we deserved widely – explains Italiano dribbling the discussions on refereeing – I have nothing to say about these episodes, because I don’t want to dirty an extraordinary performance of the boys; I saw a team put Milan on the ropes in the first half, then in the second half we had clear sensational opportunities. We lose the umpteenth time in recovery, we have to improve: it is not possible to leave points on the road. I think it’s not fair after such a performance not to score points. Close it first? We came to San Siro first of all not to deliver the balls to Milan and in the first half we did it in a truly excellent way. We need to grow and mature because it is not the first time that this has happened. ”Well apart, the central argument becomes the absence of Nico Gonzalez. Already in the pre-match Joe Barone had attacked outright: «In all of European football and in particular here in Italy there are guys who have had many injuries and are going through a delicate period. There are those who are mentally and physically here and then there are those who are physically here and mentally are thinking about the World Cup ».

“When a player is not available it is not only for physical problems – adds Italian – If someone mentally does not feel like giving support to the team, it is as if he were injured “. Words that also open up a reflection on the player in terms of the market. The coach then goes back to explaining the new game system with the attacking midfielder: “With a player on three quarters, the striker can attack the depth and attack the spaces, which we did before but not with this frequency”. From tomorrow the long break until January begins and Italiano already has in mind the goals for the recovery: «Our goal is to try to prepare a Conference playoff and go back to the league, where we are late. Is Europe possible? The championship is long, we need to prepare to do well ». Barak is also disappointed but does not blame the referees: «I am angry with ourselves because we do not have to judge the referees but what we do ourselves. We had to score the second goal and we didn’t and it is normal that then you get a bit of bad luck. I too was sure it was rigor on Tomori’s episode on Ikoné. The goal? The fantasy coaches write to me, I missed the goal in the league even if I had many chances and I wasn’t good at it, maybe today I had a bit of luck and I’m happy ».