Alvaro Morata was on the scoresheet, but Milan slumped to a season-defining 2-1 loss at Serie A leaders Atalanta on Friday evening. Despite holding up his end of the bargain, the Spaniard couldn’t help the Rossoneri avoid defeat at the Gewiss Stadium.
“We knew that Atalanta were a great team, but we were defending well and conceded two goals from dead-ball situations, which usually isn’t a weakness for us,” Morata told Sky Sport after the game, as reported by MilanNews. “We can only correct our errors and keep going.
“We have many objectives and competitions, including the Supercoppa Italiana coming up soon.“
Milan have been notoriously inconsistent under Paulo Fonseca this season. That’s one of the reasons they’re out of the Scudetto picture already in December, as Morata tried to explain Rossoneri's collapse in Bergamo.
“Because we are always playing against top-level opponents. If you don’t keep totally focused in every situation, you risk defeat,” the Milan ace continued. “We conceded two goals from set plays, and if you are not paying enough attention, then it all becomes more complicated.
“At the end of the day, there’s always something that doesn’t work as it should. Sometimes we do well in certain areas, then are penalized in different ones. We just need to work on all the different areas that involve football. We work hard in training.“
Milan cannot afford to dwell on the Bergamo heartache as they resume their pursuit of automatic knockout qualification in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday against Red Star Belgrade.
