Romagnoli dismisses the criticisms: Milan is back to armor the defense, so they can aim for the Scudetto | First page

Here is Alessio Romagnoli again. It is his signature on the advantage that gave birth to Milan’s victory over Fiorentina: a 2-0 important for awareness and for the classification. A Milan that has had the confirmation of being able to do without Ibra and that now leads at +5 on the first pursuer, Inter. The goal that opened the San Siro match is a liberation, an outlet after the criticisms received in recent weeks. And the captain did not hide, taking his revenge in front of the cameras and silencing the skeptics. FOUND SOLIDITY – After a month of uncertainty, Romagnoli has raised his head. He did it in a delicate game, as important as it was insidious. He added defensive solidity to the goal, keeping Dusan Vlahovic well at bay. Stefano Pioli’s hope is that what was shown on Sunday will be a new beginning for its leader. The start of the season, on the other hand, had been anything but rosy: the calf injury was followed by unconvincing performances, including the difficulties of the derby against Lukaku and above all the naive penalties caused against Lille and Udinese. With the viola, on the other hand, a solid Romagnoli was revised: the proof is the clean red and black goal, as has not happened in the league for almost two months (Milan-Spezia 3-0 on 4-0 October). And the credit is (also) to Simon Kjaer, who at 31 is experiencing his best season. At just 25 years old, Romagnoli boasts 199 appearances for the Rossoneri, but has shown that he is better off when he has an experienced partner at his side. As was Bonucci, as is Kjaer. Comrades who help him and guide the entire department, commanding a defense that has conceded 8 goals so far, one less than Juve and Verona. With a Donnarumma like this and a pair of central players becoming more and more reliable, Milan began to lock down the defense as well. And now he can seriously dream of the Scudetto …-