Pioli bemoans Milan mistakes after Roma defeat

AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli accused his side of making incredible mistakes after they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Roma in Serie A.The result leaves Pioli still searching for his first win since replacing the sacked Marco Giampaolo, following last weeks 2-2 home draw against Lecce.Edin Dzekos early header was cancelled out by Theo Hernandez before Nicolo Zaniolo seized on a defensive error to rifle Romas winner from the edge of the box.Pioli told Italian media: I expected more we have put in a lot of hours and we have failed to win against Lecce and now lost against Roma.We have made incredible mistakes. In the first half the game was well balanced, but you cant concede a goal like we did to Zaniolo.Pioli had taken over at the San Siro vowing his side still had a chance of claiming a Champions League place, but he admitted time is running out after this latest defeat.He added: We need to reverse this trend because the numbers are against us now.We made too many obvious errors. Roma did not put any pressure on us, but they only needed one mistake.We have taken a step backwards from a week ago. I dont think its a lack of will or determination, but we have made technical errors and you pay for those mistakes.Roma boss Paulo Fonseca praised his sides commitment after emerging unscathed from their third game in eight days.Fonsecas men had followed their draw against Sampdoria last weekend with another draw with Borussia Monchengladbach in the Europa League on Thursday night.Fonseca told his clubs official website: We fought very hard today its not easy to play three matches in a week right now, but the players deserved this result.Fonseca denied that Zaniolos match-winning display had anything to do with the players very public war of words with Fabio Capello, who had criticised his performances.Fonseca added: I dont think it influenced him, but its true that Zaniolo had a very good game. He scored a great goal and weve secured three very important points.Romas win moved them up to fifth place and, following a midweek trip to Udinese, they are due to face fourth-placed Napoli next week.But Fonseca shrugged off talk of Champions League qualification, insisting: Right now we just need to focus on our next game, then well see. The only thing that matters is the next match.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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