Allegri: Roma s performance in the first 35 minutes deserved the lead, it was an important victory

In the 10th round of Serie A this morning, Milan defeated Roma 1-0 at home. Milan coach Allegri attended the post-match press conference.

The old coach Galeoni passed away due to illness today at the age of 84.

I was fortunate enough to spend 35 years of his career and life path with him. Galeoni does not consider himself a coach, but a football mentor. Thanks to his teachings, I was able to master this knowledge and do what I do now as a coach. It was a sad day for me when I learned of his passing. I sent my condolences to his wife and a big hug.

Please talk about this victory

In the first 35 minutes of the game, Roma's performance definitely deserved to take the lead. We made a lot of technical mistakes at that time, and our opponents put a lot of pressure on us and put us in trouble. But after we scored to break the deadlock, we adjusted our defensive strategy and created some good scoring chances. In the last 25 minutes, apart from that free kick and the penalty kick, we faced almost no threats. It was an important win and we didn't concede a goal, which we haven't done in the last three games. Now we need to recover and be ready for next weekend's game. In the previous games against Pisa and Cremonese, we only scored 1 point in 2 games, so we must prepare in the best condition for the next away game against Parma.

How did you convince Maignan to stay at Milan?

It wasn’t me who convinced him, it’s all thanks to Claudio Filippi, who is one of the best physical coaches at the moment. And Milan, they really want to keep him.

What do you think of Richie's performance?

He now plays a new position, and it's a pleasant surprise. He puts in a lot of hard work, is very smart and provides the right support. Of course, we must also pay attention to the performance of the first 35 minutes of the game. We need to increase our self-confidence and have confidence in our abilities.

How does the team perform when faced with difficulties?

You must remain calm when facing difficulties, especially when you need to defend yourself. It would be a pity if Roma scored the penalty kick at the last moment to equalize the score. Even though we had a great win, we can't get too excited about it.