Naturally, Gennaro Gattuso was left disappointed by what happened to his AC Milan side on Sunday afternoon.
His first game in charge of the Rossoneri saw them pay a visit to Serie A's bottom club, Benevento, who had yet to record a single point since their promotion to the Italian top flight.
Despite the sending off of Alessio Romagnoli with 15 minutes to go, Milan looked set to send their hosts to their 15th consecutive league defeat, leading 2-1 with the game deep into injury time.
This, however, was not to be...
In the last of five assed-on minutes, a diving header from Alberto Brignoli - Benevento's goalkeeper - proved enough to rescue a draw and a precious point for the home side.
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Gattuso's face said everything.
Although he stopped short of criticising his players in a post-match interview, his assessment of how much the result had hurt certainly generated a few headlines.
" It certainly burns," the former World Cup-winning midfielder is quoted as saying. "A stabbing would have been less painful."
A bit much, don't you think?
Despite huge investment in the summer, the result leaves Milan in seventh place in Serie A. Leaders Napoli are 17 points ahead of them already.
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