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Atalanta fightback positive, but Sarri feels Rabiot should see red for insult

Maurizio Sarri hopes the Atalanta fightback in a 3-2 defeat to Milan can ‘boost our self-belief’ but feels Adrien Rabiot should’ve been sent off for insulting the referee.La Dea seemed shell-sho…

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Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 7:10 PM

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Maurizio Sarri argued Adrien Rabiot should have received a red card for insulting the referee.
AC Milan defeated Atalanta 3-2 after nearly surrendering a three-goal lead.
Sarri believes Atalanta's late second-half fightback will boost his team's overall self-belief.

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Maurizio Sarri took positives from Atalanta's late fightback during a 3-2 loss to AC Milan but argued that Adrien Rabiot should have been sent off for insulting the referee. Milan took a commanding 3-0 lead at the San Siro before Sarri's squad scored twice to challenge the hosts in the final minutes.

Sarri expressed hope that the late revival would boost his squad's self-belief moving forward. Despite the narrow defeat, the Atalanta manager remained frustrated that Rabiot escaped a red card for his remarks toward the match official.

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