Carlo Ancelotti is ready to concede the Scudetto is no longer an objective.
“We should've had two penalties, not just one. As for Adriano's goal, I'd say his header was certainly not going into the net,” he said of the Brazilian's opener, which bounced in off an arm.
“The hand was decisive for the goal. Whether it's voluntary, I cannot say, but the ball was clearly not going on target. I would call that a fairly clear incident. The player is totally clear to jump and under no pressure. It's easy to judge.”
The 2-1 derby defeat leaves Milan 11 points adrift of Inter and Ancelotti admits the title race is over as far as they are concerned.
“We can't think about that right now, as we are 11 points behind. Our objective is to finish in the top three and we are playing well, but we have to be careful, as this will be a long season right to the end.”
“11 points is a great deal, so we have to focus on the other objective, which is qualifying directly for the Champions League and then of course the UEFA Cup. I think the team is in good shape right now and we have to keep going.”
Alexandre Pato scored late on to set up a very tense finale, but the Rossoneri were unable to equalise.
“He has to keep playing like this and is destined to become one of the best strikers in the world. It was a game we started fairly well and suffered under Inter's strength and long ball, but we knew that would happen. We ran the risk of going 3-0 down, but the latter stages were all Milan and we deserved a draw."
Ronaldinho was particularly inspired in Kaka's absence, ending a run of poor performances and spells on the bench.
“He is back to his usual levels, the way he was playing in the first half of the season, and was always in the thick of the action.”
“Seedorf was perhaps the most consistent on the field. We played well and only really had problems in terms of physique with Ibrahimovic and Adriano.”
Some have said this will be Ancelotti's final derby, as the failure to win the title could see him quit San Siro at the end of the season.
“I already answered this. It was not my last derby and nothing has changed since yesterday.”
