Serie A Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Sassuolo on Sunday, as they failed to take advantage of having taken the lead in the second half. Towards the end of the game, the Neroverdi were more likely to get the winner, but it ended in a rather deserved draw.

Ruben Amorim spoke to Sky 24 after tie and added important insight to how the game unfolded.

He made it clear that Milan threw away two points.

The Portuguese said – via MilanNews : “We deserved the lead, but after the goal, it’s clear we should have managed the game better, kept more possession, and curbed the opponent’s reaction. We can’t afford to concede goals from corners. It’s clear we can’t be satisfied when we throw away two points like that.”

Amorim made it clear Milan need to reduce the number of transitions they concede and should focus more on controlling.

“We need to keep doing what we were doing until the goal and then keep going, keep possession and not make the game about transitions. Clearly, as you saw, we wanted to control the game, push forward, find the right combinations, and play well.”

“Sometimes it’s a question of mentality: you score a goal and you have to keep pushing, because it’s clear that the opponent wants to try to react, and so we should have had much more possession.”

Amorim also revealed that the side is focusing on build-up and lacked the right combinations in the final third.

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