From Ibra to the ‘boost market’: the 5 reasons why Milan are favorites for the Scudetto | First page

“Inter are favorites for the Scudetto”. Everyone says it after the success against the Juventus, but many already thought this at the beginning of the championship, starting with Capello. And then it repeats itself – Inter have no cup commitments and can only think about the Scudetto, with the advantage of having a coach who has won a lot on the pitch and on the bench. All true, but up to a certain point why football is not an exact science and in fact all the numbers that accompany each game often turn out to be big lies that do not reflect the result, such as those on ball possession, on the successful passes, or on the kilometers run. The only thing that matters is the verdict of the field, with the variables linked to many factors that are often unrepeatable and above all unimaginable. And then, starting precisely from this truth, why can’t you go against the grain and say that the favorite team for the Scudetto is Milan?

At 90 ‘from the end of the first round, there are at least five motivi to think that the Rossoneri will remain ahead of Inter also on 23 May after the last game. And it would really be the best for the Rossoneri, thinking back to humiliating 0-5 last season, celebrate the least anticipated championship just a Bergamo. Waiting to know if it will really be like this, Milan don’t have only three points more than Inter, those in practice earned in the derby already won 2-1 with two goals by Ibrahimovic. Indeed, he is the first reason for the advantage of Milan, because it proved to affect more than Lukaku, on and off the field, symbol of a team that has always scored at least two goals per game, except in the only defeat (1-3) with the Juventus.

Ibrahimovic is decisive when he’s there, as he demonstrated with his last brace in Cagliari, but against all odds was not regretted when it wasn’t there, contrary to what happened toInter without Lukaku and even more to the Juventus without Ronaldo. In the absence of Ibrahimovic, but also of Kjaer, Bennacer, Leao, Hernandez, Rebic e Calhanoglu Milan continued to win by showing that they have a proven game, thanks to the lessons and the serenity of Pioli, who never looked for an alibi.

A show of strength that gave confidence to the whole team and represents the second point in favor of Inter, in respect of which Milan have a third, very great advantage: that of not having to win the Scudetto at all costs. Getting behind Inter, in fact, would not be a failure, while it would certainly be in reverse. Without the psychological pressure of having to win at all costs, which, not surprisingly, Conte always tries to remove, Milan can also play free from more or less unconscious conditioning which, on the other hand, can provoke in Inter the increasingly insistent rumors about the change of ownership and the difficulties of paying salaries. Thanks to the solidity of the bottom Elliott, the Rossoneri do not have the slightest economic problem and both the coach and the managers can work safely.

Precisely this enviable situation has yielded as a consequence a market that is not repairing but of strengthening, which represents the last but not least reason in favor of Milan. While Inter can’t catch anyone, Milan are about to win 4-0 on the front of the purchases, if it will also come Firpo, after Meiter, Mandzukic e Tomori. It is true that Milan will also be involved in Europa League and therefore reinforcements serve to ensure adequate turnover, but this buying campaign is above all proof that the appetite comes with eating and therefore he wants to aim for the big target, never so important after Juventus’ nine consecutive league titles, also because in one fell swoop it would also be a sensational spite against Inter. Do you understand why it is wrong to continue not to consider Milan the favorite?

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