AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca was left furious after his team swap penalty takers during their 2-1 Serie A defeat at Fiorentina.

AC Milan’s three-game winning streak in Serie A ended after leaving the Stadio Artemio Franchi with a 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina in a game full of twists and turns, including two missed penalties by the Rossoneri.

Theo Hernandez’s first-half effort was save by David De Gea and Tammy Abraham’s second was denied by the Fiorentina goalkeeper, a move that left Fonseca unhappy with the decision to leave Christian Pulisic as his first-choice finisher.

“Of course I was not happy (about the penalty change). Christian (Pulisic) should have taken the penalty. This cannot happen again. I told my players,” Fonseca said.

The coach, amid the uproar generated by a match that featured three penalties, expressed his disagreement with the refereeing criteria.

“I don’t want to talk about the refereeing. I love football and I don’t want to contribute to this circus. Every little thing, every contact is a penalty. I’m not just talking about AC Milan, whether for or against, but for everyone. This isn’t football,” he said immediately after the match to DAZN.

Milan have already been award two penalties in the 2024-25 season. Both in the same game as they beat Venezia 4-0. Pulisic converted the first in the 25th minute ยูฟ่าเบท and the second four minutes later, leaving Abraham to take the penalty for his first goal for the Rossoneri.