Paulo Fonseca, AC Milan's coach, spoke to 'Sky Sport Italia' after the 1-0 loss against Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena in matchday 2 of the Champions League competition. Germany.
Here are his statements.
On the performance:
"We didn't win, but this is the game I liked the most since I arrived, especially in the second half. A fantastic performance, the only thing missing was the result. We're disappointed and sad in the locker room. I'm still satisfied with what I saw."
On the penalty not granted by referee Sandro Scharer, Fonseca said:
"What I find strange is that VAR didn't intervene. It was on the line, it's a penalty, and they didn't even review it. I don't like to talk about referees, but he had no problem making decisions against us."
On the first half:
"They have a very strong positional game, and it was difficult for us. We closed off some spaces they could have exploited, but then they created a lot on the right side. In any case, we defended well."
On Rafael Leao's lack of support:
"We had more problems on the right than on the left in the first half, even though it's very difficult to get Leao to drop back and help Theo. They didn't find space internally, but they were strong on the wings. At times, we need to help our fullbacks more."
