Allegri rues wasted chances

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri believes his side should have finished off BATE Borisov when they had the chance.

Milan return to Italy with an unsatisfying 1-1 draw in their Champions League Group H encounter in Minsk, after Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s early opener was cancelled out by Rennan Bressan’s second-half penalty.

Swedish striker Ibrahimovic continued to have chances but was unable to add to his first-half strike, much to the frustration of his coach.

“We missed too many goalscoring chances in the first half,” Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.

“We made mistakes in the final third, and when you fail to finish off the game you risk giving away penalties, corners, and it’s a shame as we should have won this game.”

“In the first half we did well but we kept on missing our chances.”

Allegri offered his and the team’s thoughts on Antonio Cassano, who is recovering from illness in Milan.

“It has not been an easy situation for us, this is clear. We would have liked to have dedicated a win to him, but unfortunately this was not the case,” Allegri said.

Milan will now turn their attentions to their home clash in Serie A against Catania on Sunday.