Gagal Eksekusi Penalti, Pato Diancam Penggemar AC Milan
AC Milan Pato Threatened After Penalty Miss
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Parulian Manalu
PARA penggemar AC Milan yang marah melampiaskan rasa frustrasi mereka saat raksasa Italia itu kalah 1-3 di kandang dengan mengelilingi mobil Alexandre Pato dan mengancam penyerang Brazil tersebut, demikian dilaporkan pada Selasa.
Pato baru saja kembali ke tim pertama Milan menyusul cedera panjang yang menimpanya, dan mencetak gol pertamanya musim ini saat timnya bermain imbang 1-1 dengan Malaga di kandang sendiri di ajang Liga Champions, Selasa.
Namun kegagalannya mengeksekusi penalti saat Milan kalah 1-3 dari Fiorentina di San Siro pada Minggu, dipandang sebagian penggemar sebagai kesalahan yang harus dibayar.
Menurut surat kabar Corriere dello Sport, sekelompok penggemar Milan yang marah menunggu Pato meninggalkan stadion, mengelilinginya, dan memukul mobilnya, serta mengeluarkan kata-kata berisi ancaman terhadap pemain Brazil itu.
Pato, yang menjalin hubungan dengan Barbara Berlusconi, putri pemilik AC Milan saat ini Silvio Berlusconi, mendapat penalti pada menit ke-30 saat Fiorentina memimpin 1-0, namun sepakannya melambung di atas mistar gawang.
La Viola kemudian unggul 2-0 dan setelah Pato digantikan saat turun minum, Giampaolo Pazzini sempat memperkecil ketinggalan Milan melalui golnya, namun Mounir El Hamdaoui mencetak gol ketiga untuk memastikan kemenangan tim tamu.
Kemenangan dapat mendongkrak posisi Milan di klasemen Liga Italia, namun yang terjadi Rossoneri justru merosot ke peringkat ke-13, tertinggal 17 poin dari pemuncak klasemen Juventus.
Awal musim terburuk Milan ini terjadi hanya setelah dua tahun silam pelatih Massimiliano Allegri membawa mereka ke gelar juara liga pada tahun pertamanya sebagai pelatih klub itu, dan menempati peringkat kedua di bawah Juventus pada musim lalu.
Allegri berkata setelah pertandingan, "Saya sangat kecewa sebab kami memiliki peluang untuk melompat di klasemen ke peringkat keenam, dan mulai melakukan sejumlah hal dengan baik."
ANGRY AC Milan fans vented their frustration at the Italian giants' 3-1 home defeat to Fiorentina by surrounding the car of Alexandre Pato and threatening the Brazilian striker, a report said Tuesday.
Pato recently returned to Milan's first team following an injury lay-off and scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 Champions League draw at home to Malaga on Tuesday.
But his penalty miss the Fiorentina defeat at the San Siro on Sunday was seen by some fans as a costly mistake.
According to Corriere dello Sport newspaper a group of angry Milan fans waiting for Pato to leave the stadium surrounded and banged on his car and launched verbal threats at the Brazilian.
Pato, who is in a relationship with Barbara Berlusconi, the daughter of current AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, earned the penalty on the half hour as Fiorentina led 1-0 but sent his effort from the spot over the crossbar.
La Viola went on to take a 2-0 lead and after Pato was substituted at half-time in favour of Giampaolo Pazzini the Italian reduced arrears only for Mounir El Hamdaoui to score a superb third goal for the visitors.
Victory could have propelled Milan up the Serie A table but instead the Rossoneri were left in 13th place, 17 points behind leaders Juventus.
AC Milan moved to quash the report, saying in a statement: "A.C. Milan categorically denies reports claiming Pato has been subject to aggressive behaviour and threats after the Milan-Fiorentina game."
Milan's worst start to the season in living memory comes two years after coach Massimiliano Allegri steered them to the title in his first year in charge and a runner-up place behind Juve last season.
Allegri said after the game: "I'm very disappointed because we had a chance to jump up the table into sixth place and start to put things in order.
