Vincenzo Montella felt Sampdoria “did not deserve to lose” against Milan, but director Carlo Osti blamed the referee.
The Blucerchiati were beaten 1-0 by a Carlos Bacca strike, but in the first half Dodo saw his goal controversially disallowed.
“We are men of football and accept the verdict on the field, but at this moment there is so much at stake that officials need to be more careful on certain incidents,” Osti told Mediaset Premium.
Vincenzo Montella felt Sampdoria “did not deserve to lose” against Milan, but director Carlo Osti blamed the referee.
The Blucerchiati were beaten 1-0 by a Carlos Bacca strike, but in the first half Dodo saw his goal controversially disallowed.
“We are men of football and accept the verdict on the field, but at this moment there is so much at stake that officials need to be more careful on certain incidents,” Osti told Mediaset Premium.
“We believe that we were damaged by that decision, because a perfectly good goal was disallowed and it could’ve changed the course of the game.
“This year we have been penalised more than once. I am not saying that Samp lost because of that incident, because Milan played very well, but if we had taken the lead at that moment then the game would’ve developed differently.”
Montella was also asked about the Dodo goal, which would’ve been offside only if Fabio Quagliarella got a touch on Fernando’s overhead kick.
“I decided a while ago not to comment on refereeing decisions. I won’t do so today either, these are things that can happen.
“Of course we are bitter, because we put in a great performance against a quality opponent. We did not deserve to lose, the team created a great deal and we went close to a goal numerous times.
“In the final stages there was hardly any football, because Milan have players too experienced to not put the game to sleep.
“In the first half the Rossoneri didn’t get a shot on goal and we performed excellently.”