Without eight players, including absent (above all Leao, Thiaw, Kalulu and Kjaer) and suspended (Giroud, in the last round of suspension), Pioli had to rely on a complicated tetris to put together a defensive line worthy of the name. In the end, after working on it for two days, he surprises everyone a bit by choosing to sacrifice Hernandez in the role of stopper next to Tomori. A stunt that paid off in the end. Frosinone, with a clear head thanks to their 18 points, instead appears on the San Siro stage with the boldness of their terrible kids: Soulé and Ibrahimovic want to show off. The context makes it easier for them: the decibels of San Siro are reduced.
The other inevitable consideration is that in January it will be necessary to move on the market and not a little, with Gabbia who could return early from his loan to Villarreal: even Tomori, the only survivor among the central defenders, is starting to show signs of physiological decline. The sensational error opened the door for Cuni, who was stopped by a providential Maignan at the end of the first half. In any case, the goalkeeper’s life-saving exit is the sliding door of the evening, because on the turnaround Milan passes thanks to a flash from Jovic, who scored after 189 days. However, it was Pulisic who closed the score, receiving the ball directly from a clearance from Maignan and making it 2-0 with a delicate touch underneath. Almost a pattern, which recalled certain codified plays from the year of the Scudetto’s grace, before the hat-trick by Tomori and the flag-winning goal for Frosinone with Brescianini.
2023-12-02 22:07:30
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