Rossoneri al Franchi per rispondere alla Lazio e continuare a rimanere tra le prime quattro. E mercoledì sfida senza appello a Londra
Between Florence and London, without the possibility of appeal, trying to add two very heavy bricks to the building of small certainties found in the last three weeks. The Milan restarts from Fiorentinafor the first time this season with an almost complete squad – the only one missing, in the pits due to a slight knee problem – and with the firm intention of continuing on the path taken with the Torino. Which, in a nutshell, leads to victories built on the solidity of a defense that has suddenly become impenetrable again.
Al Franks for
Stefano Pioli it will not simply be a return to a happy and painful past. It will also be an opportunity to understand if his
Milan has really put aside all the problems and uncertainties of the terrible month of January and is therefore ready to play a big part of the season on Wednesday against
Tottenham. In this sense the
Fiorentina he is the perfect opponent. Because he doesn’t allow you to lower the tension and prepares you for the climate, which will be hot, of London.
How the Rossoneri arrive at the match against the Viola is known:
four consecutive victories and, above all, four matches without conceding a goal thanks to a change of form, the transition to the three-back line, which restored compactness to the Italian champions and, little by little, brilliance also in the offensive phase. Compared to the last releases there won’t be
Lionin whose place he will play
Rebicbut there will be
Bennacerwhich will return to split coverage and construction with
Tone them.
Behind the strikers – the center forward will undoubtedly be
Giroud – will inevitably touch a
The Ketelaere, growing but always looking for himself and for a role in this Milan. Behind, on the other hand, he certainly found a role and space
Thiawwhich has suddenly become essential due to the attention on the opponent and, above all, the great skill in the aerial game.
On the other hand the
Fiorentina he certainly won’t be watching.
Italianwho has done very well in Europe so far and has gone to alternating current in the league, is back from
clear success of Verona. At home she has already stopped
Naples and Juventus and put in trouble
l’Inter. In short, he has a team in his hands that can be mangy and unpredictable and, lately, he also seems to have solved the centre-forward problem, with
Cabral who found continuity in front of goal and beat the competition with
Jovic. Behind him they should leave
Nico Gonzalez and Saponara, someone who has already been able to hurt Milan in the past. In the middle of the field, on the sides of the essential
He lovedthey will play instead
Bonaventure and Mandragora.
Side note: in the year of the Scudetto, the
Milan he lost badly at
Firenze and won the return with great effort. There
Fiorentinaand more generally
Italian, they are not exactly the opponents that the Rossoneri digest best. The last two matches against the Viola have been decided
always in injury time: Yes
Lion (which won’t be there today) a year ago and again from the Portuguese and from an own goal by
Milenkovic last November. Expecting it to be a very different match this time around is certainly far-fetched.