Allegri tells bickering Milan players to 'wake up'
Massimiliano Allegri has urged his AC Milan players to "wake up" on the back of an argument between Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic.
Milan lost 1-0 to Lazio last weekend as it failed to take advantage of Inter Milan's draw with Atalanta in the Serie A title race, while Napoli moved up to second on Saturday (AEDT) with a win over Cagliari.
The Rossoneri have lost two of their past four Serie A matches after remaining unbeaten in the previous 24 games in the competition.
After its loss against Lazio last time out, Milan could suffer two consecutive league defeats for the first time since February-March 2025 – three in that instance, the first of which was against Torino, which Milan faces next.
After the Lazio defeat, Leao reportedly complained to Pulisic about a lack of passes from the American, which was also said to be an issue prior to the match.
Allegri played down any disputes between his attacking players, but believes it should serve as a wake-up call for his side.
"As for the Leao-Pulisic duo, they've had a season with injuries," he said.
"One missed pre-season, the other had a good pre-season, and then was out for two months. Now it's important to do well in the last two months.
"Pulisic is doing well; in terms of physical condition, he put in a good performance in Rome. He lacks accuracy in his shots, but he'll find it again.
"Rafa has nine goals; he still has some games to go, and he can reach double figures.
"But now we have everyone available; to play, we need to wake up. Everyone.
"Whoever has the ball has to see who's unmarked. He didn’t pass that ball to him because he didn't see it. But it's happened other times, too.
"The difference in football is the choice of the final pass. With Leao, I said: 'He didn't see you, otherwise he would have passed it to you'. It didn't take much."
Torino, meanwhile, is 14th on the table, nine points above the drop zone and looking to make it back-to-back wins in Serie A after a victory over Parma last time out.
