Montella not complaining about penalty decision

AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella refused to blame the referee for his side's dramatic loss at Juventus in the Serie A.

Paulo Dybala converted a 97th-minute penalty to seal a 2-1 win for the hosts on Friday, extending Juve's home league winning streak to 31 matches.

However, Montella – whose team had levelled through Carlos Bacca after Mehdi Benatia's opener – accepted the result.

"The complaints are useless. You have to be calm and serene and accept the decisions," he told Mediaset Premium.

"We have to send a peaceful message to those who look at us from home."

While Juve moved 11 points clear atop the table, Milan are seventh – two points behind Atalanta for the final European spot.

"If we stay this compact, for sure we will enter Europe," he told MTV.

"We played a good game against an opponent that has power all over the field.

"It gives us pride because we put them in trouble and we were almost on par."