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Ruben Amorim admitted Milan “did not deserve to win, or rather Juventus did not deserve to lose” after the 1-1 draw in Turin, adding that his side “need to move more and be braver.”

The Rossoneri found it difficult to create clear-cut scoring chances in Turin and had Mike Maignan to thank first, and then the woodwork, for preventing Francisco Conceicao from scoring.

In Turin, Italy, on 6 September 2026, Luka Modric of Milan was challenged by Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus and AC Milan at Allianz Stadium.

Substitute Alphadjo Cisse put Milan ahead somewhat against the run of play with a well-struck angled effort through Pierre Kalulu’s legs, but Federico Gatti headed home a Teun Koopmeiners cross in stoppage time to snatch a late equaliser.

As a result, both Milan and Juventus saw their 100 per cent starts to the Serie A campaign come to an end as they dropped points in this direct clash.

In Turin, Italy, on 6 September 2026, Federico Gatti of Juventus scored his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Juventus and AC Milan at Allianz Stadium.

“We did not deserve to win, if we are honest, or rather Juventus did not deserve to lose,” Amorim told DAZN Italia.

“We tried to play our game, but we were not good on the ball. We had moments in the first half when we controlled the game, but then we started giving the ball away too much. We did not play well, but again we have only been working together for two months. We need to improve, but we also need time. It was a difficult game for us.”

Milan had not scored against Juventus in Serie A since Olivier Giroud in May 2023, having failed to find the net in the following six meetings until 19-year-old Cisse struck.

Alphadjo Cisse and Mario Gila celebrated Milan’s goal against Juventus.

“We have individual quality, but the simple things are the most important things — the way we receive the ball, the way we pass it, the fundamentals of football. Today, we were not good,” Amorim added.

“My feeling is that when my team does not have the ball, we struggle. When Juve put many strikers up front, we defended well, but we suffered more when we lost the ball and they were able to transition.

“We are not going to change the way we play, because we know that in some matches it will work well and in others it will not, but the important thing is that we fight to win. We could have won today, but again Juventus did not deserve to lose either.”

In Turin, Italy, on 6 September 2026, Alexis Saelemaekers of Milan was challenged by Francisco Conceicao of Juventus during the Serie A match between Juventus and AC Milan at Allianz Stadium.

Diego Moreira made his debut and was relatively quiet, while Adrien Rabiot was also less influential than he had been coming off the bench in the first two matches.

“We are changing the way we play, and we did well in some moments. My feeling was that in the first half we were not under a lot of pressure, but we still lost the ball at times without pressure, we put the ball in danger, and that is something we need to learn from — to be more aggressive and defend with the ball. If we want to keep the ball, we need to move more and be braver.

“It is a big stadium, against a big team and a very good manager, so I do not want to be too negative with my players, but of course we want more.”

In Turin, Italy, on 23 August 2026, AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim reacted during the Serie A match between Torino and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.

Amorim had said in his first pre-season press conference that he “loves” Cisse, and the 19-year-old is continuing to show exactly why with yet another goal.

“I am really happy with all the players and I want to be careful with the young players, because now everyone makes them seem really big really soon. He is a young kid, he is only just starting his career and he needs to train well. Everyone loves to see a kid doing really well, but I look at Cisse and think he can do so much better,” Amorim added.

“Today was not the perfect day, but sometimes I want too much, and we were so close to winning this game.”