Let’s face it: when the official line-ups of Verona-Milan came out, confirming the rumors of Saturday night, we all put our hands in our hair and hoped not to lose the game. Because when you look at the injury list and see that it is made up of Theo Hernandez, Bennacer, Hauge half-serve, Calhanoglu, Rebic, Ibrahimovic and Mandzukic you can’t help but hope that something good can happen. But the team’s technical-tactical attitude made everyone withdraw. Because Verona, a team that makes the rhythm of the man-against-man fight its daily bread, has never managed to take action as often happened, also thanks to a move underestimated by most, but which was fundamental. AC Milan’s 4-2-3-1, in the non-possession phase, became a sort of compact 4-5-1, which took away space and reaction times from Juric’s men. Milan recovered many second balls, led by a deluxe size Franck Kessie who ate in the lead of Veloso and Tameze, Krunic played an important role of equalizer and also found the pearl of 0-1. A fantastic free-kick, which shot Silvestri on his pole and opened the game. Once the lid was removed, Milan were able to write their score and performed it perfectly, also managing to express good ball-on-the-ground textures. Of course, it was not possible to play a lot on Leao because the Portuguese, especially in the first half, made a damn effort to keep the balls up and when Calabria gave him a VIP pass for the goal, he trashed it badly. But all in all, in the second half, Rafael also made his figure by also entering the goal of doubling with the veil that opened the way for Dalot towards the 0-2 goal.
The team has shown, once again, that in difficult situations it can find physical and mental resources that seemed lost. He has also been able to change the way he plays, moving from an attitude that is always positive, but more careful and attentive. As in Rome, those extra races for teammates have been revised, that desire to fight all together to show that the draw against Udinese was an episode and that AC Milan was the one in Rome. Furthermore, this ultra-positive trend continues away, while the bar needs to be straightened at San Siro.
Today new feedback is expected from the infirmary, to understand if someone can have the green light to return to the group. To re-read the list of the first lines, one should be afraid for how many and which players Milan is private. Especially in attack, where the simultaneous absences of Ibrahimovic and Mandzukic are a factor of no small importance.
In recent days, the interest of the Moldovan businessman Alexandr Yucov for Milan has emerged. A news that must be recorded, given that the subject has sent all the documents relating to his proposed purchase of the club to the appropriate addresses. At the moment there is no negotiation for the sale of AC Milan to Jucov as Elliott will have to examine the documents and then decide whether to proceed or not. This is the state of the art of the current situation, but the feeling is that Elliott has well in mind what to do with Milan, or to make it more and more a company capable of being able to return to producing important revenues. To do this, the covid needs to get out of the way and the team to return to the Champions League. At the time level, at the moment, the second point seems easier than the first. Basically, net of communications from Jucov, Elliott will continue his commitment to Milan with the hope that the growth and renewal of the club will be sent to make the team more and more competitive.
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