Locatelli: 'I apologise to Milan'

By Football Italia staff

Milan midfielder Manuel Locatelli apologised for “the naïve error” after he was sent off in a 2-1 Coppa Italia defeat to Juventus.

The 18-year-old went into a sliding tackle on Paulo Dybala when he was already on a yellow card.

The incident occurred just one minute after Carlos Bacca’s volley had put the Rossoneri back in the game.

“I apologise to the club, my teammates, the fans and the Coach for my naïve error,” Locatelli told Rai Sport.

“I got it wrong and it’s right to admit that, I come here and acknowledge my mistake. I let myself get swept up in the moment. We’d just scored and I wanted us to get right back at them. I have to improve this part of my game.”

Once again, Milan found themselves 2-0 down within the opening 21 minutes.

“I don’t know what happens at the start. We had talked before the game, but were still unable to stop this trend. When you face big teams like Juve, it’s not easy to turn it around.”

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