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Daniele De Rossi took the accountability for Nicolae Stanciu’s last-minute penalty miss on the finish of on Thursday evening: ‘I’m sorry for him, he deserved to have fun, as did the others after the sport we performed.”

It was a barely complicated night for Seventeenth-placed Genoa, who would have been delighted with a degree previous to kick-off, however left San Siro feeling empty-handed after a chaotic finish to proceedings in San Siro.

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Lorenzo Colombo had given the guests a first-half lead, which went unanswered till Rafael Leao’s 92nd minute equaliser from a nook. Genoa had a chance to grab all three factors with just about the ultimate kick of the sport, however Stanciu blazed his spot-kick over the crossbar, which stored the scores degree.

MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 08: Rafael Leao of AC Milan stretches to shoot throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and Genoa CFC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 08, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)

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De Rossi on Milan 1-1 Genoa and Stanciu miss: ‘He deserved to have fun’

“It was a good draw,” De Rossi declared throughout his post-match with DAZN.

“They (Milan) didn’t should lose within the second half, however we deserved to win. We had an awesome first half towards a really robust group, however there’s a number of bitterness when a sport ends like that.”

De Rossi was requested why second-half substitute Stanciu was chosen to take the penalty within the last minute of the sport.

MILAN, ITALY – JANUARY 08: Nicolae Stanciu of Genoa misses from the penalty spot throughout the Serie A match between AC Milan and Genoa CFC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 08, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photograph by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)

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“Earlier than the sport, we had two penalty takers: Malinovskyi and Martin, however I introduced them each off,” De Rossi defined. “It was my alternative (to let Stanciu take it) as a result of I’ve seen how he takes them in coaching and has an unbelievable shot.

“Given the opposite gamers that had been on the pitch, I believed it was an affordable alternative. I’m sorry for him as a result of he’s an awesome man, who by no means lowers his professionalism, even when he isn’t taking part in. He deserved to have fun, as did the others given the sport we performed.”