In Allegri's prematch press conference, he used the phrase "zitti e buoni," which basically means "shut up and be good." And while Maignan was outstanding, voted MVP in fact, and others had some highlights to their performances, I am not sure the team got the "be good" part of that message, as in playing well. The 1-1 draw with Roma was disappointing for sure. Worse still, with Andrea Colombo as the referee, the players were calmer and more level-headed than he was, with two of the four yellows he gave (only to Milan players, of course) supposedly being for "behavior" rather than fouls. There is a history with him, of course, that goes way back, but even more recently, he has shown that he not only has an agenda against Milan, but is also a terrible referee. However, our players mistook "zitti e buoni" as more of "shut up and take it."
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| De Winter was a hero, but can't have felt as great about his first goal with the result like that. |