Udinese coach Luca Gotti insists they weren’t overly-defensive in the 0-0 draw with Inter. ‘We didn’t stop playing our football.’
The Friulani played their second consecutive draw, having held Atalanta to a 1-1 result in Wednesday’s rescheduled Week 10 fixture.
“The lads did really well in both matches, as we were under pressure yes, but didn’t stop playing our football,” Gotti told Sky Sport Italia.
Atalanta put on a masterclass at San Siro to dominate leaders Milan 3-0, but the Rossoneri were still crowned Winter Champions.
La Dea are simply unplayable on their day and the number of players missing in Stefano Pioli’s side, as well as an odd decision to use Soualiho Meite as a trequartista, put the game firmly in the hands of the visitors.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic admits he felt ‘isolated’ upfront in Milan’s defeat to Atalanta. ‘We are Winter Champions, but it means nothing to me.’
The Rossoneri lost 3-0 at San Siro, yet still finish the first half of the season as leaders, because Inter drew 0-0 away to Udinese.
Antonio Conte reveals what sparked his row with referee Fabio Maresca, but won’t call the 0-0 draw with Udinese a missed opportunity because Milan lost. ‘We need to think only of ourselves.’
The frustration of realising they could’ve been Winter Champions and threw it away, as Milan lost 3-0 to Atalanta, spilled out in the final minutes.
Stefano Pioli acknowledges Atalanta are a bogey team for Milan and explains his decision to start Soualiho Meite, while celebrating the Winter Champions crown.
It was a mixed day for the Rossoneri, as while they suffered their heaviest defeat of the season, falling 3-0 at home to Atalanta, they were also crowned Winter Champions for the first time in a decade.
That’s because Inter were held 0-0 by Udinese and the Diavolo saw their lead at the top cut to two points.
Gian Piero Gasperini calls the 3-0 win over Milan ‘one of our best performances since I’ve been’ on the Atalanta bench, but won’t start Scudetto talk.
La Dea beat Milan 5-0 in Bergamo just over a year ago and it was a similarly dominant performance at San Siro, winning 3-0 with Cristian Romero’s header, a Josip Ilicic penalty and Duvan Zapata strike.
Josip Ilicic won’t put limits on Atalanta ambitions after their 3-0 domination of Milan. ‘I am a happy man, because I can do what I love.’
The Slovenian converted a penalty, along with Cristian Romero’s header and a Duvan Zapata strike at San Siro.
“We had a very good game in every area, as we had plenty of chances, we defended well and against the strongest team in Italy right now, the leaders.
Juan Musso made a fantastic save on Lautaro Martinez, but ultimately Inter just didn’t do enough to beat Udinese and missed out on the Winter Champions title.
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Milan suffered their heaviest defeat of the season, as Atalanta put in a dominant performance to win 3-0 at San Siro, but are still crowned Winter Champions.
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