Massimiliano Allegri is refusing to panic despite AC Milan's 2-1 loss to Juventus in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final on Wednesday.
Juve defender Martin Caceres grabbed a brace at the San Siro to cancel out Stephan El Shaarawy's and hand the Bianconeri a potentially-decisive advantage ahead of the return leg in March.
However, Allegri believes the Rossoneri can still qualify for the Coppa Italia final, and is more focused on getting his side out of their recent slump in form.
"We suffered the second goal in a naive way," Allegri told RAI Sport. "It is a shame to lose a match in which we played well, just like Juventus did.
"Qualification is harder now, but nothing is compromised. We have lost a few too many times recently, but we must remain calm and confident about our own strength.
"We have lost so many players and many others have not been able to get proper rest.
"There is no pressure on us, because I know the strength of the team. We must continue to work to get out of this situation."
Milan are currently second in the Serie A, one point behind leaders Juve, who have a game in hand.
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