‘Breaking down their defence was a great feat’ – Pasalic and Brescianini react to Milan draw

Mario Pasalic and Marco Brescianini both came up against their former club AC Milan on Tuesday night, in the 1-1 draw against Atalanta.

It took Milan less than four minutes to take the lead, and it was a memorable moment for Samuele Ricci as he got his first goal for the club. A corner was cleared to the edge of the box where the midfielder was waiting to thump home with a first-time shot that deflected slightly off Ederson.

Just over ten minutes before the break, Atalanta got the equalising goal that their pressure had probably warranted, and it was Ademola Lookman’s first of the season. Pasalic got the assist as he rolled the ball into the Nigerian who fired in at the near post, and it would stay 1-1.

The Atalanta reaction

Brescianini spoke to DAZN after the game to give his assessment after what was a hard-fought contest, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.

“Today we faced a Milan side that blocked all the passing lanes. Breaking down their defence was a great feat. However, from a personal standpoint, I’m satisfied because I hadn’t yet found many minutes, whereas today I managed to get some playing time,” he said.

“We played an excellent match against a Milan side with very strong players. Now we need to try to be a little more incisive in attack. It’s disappointing because we wanted to get a win after several draws.”

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Pasalic also spoke to DAZN and he was asked what it was like to face his compatriot Luka Modric, and how things are going under Ivan Juric.

“We’ve already known the coach’s style of play. We’ve been here for a long time, so we know what he asks of us. He’s asked us a few other things, and we’re adapting. In the Modric match, it’s always nice to play against someone as great as him, to play like that at 40, really, hats off.”