Published on : 15/05/2023 – 17:11
In bad shape, AC Milan will try on Tuesday, May 16 to recover their two goals behind Inter Milan in the semi-final return of the Champions League.
After his defeat on Saturday May 12 at La Spezia in the league, – by conceding two goals at the end of the match (2-0) –, AC Milan staggers forward in the face of a huge challenge. We will have to get back to the place to hope to afford a place in the final of the C1. Without a doubt, the Rossoneri will have to pull out all the stops.
« We are going to play a game that can make history, we have to believe in our chances of beating Inter »launched coach Stefano Pioli in front of the microphones after a discussion with the tifosi.
In four days and two setbacks, Milan saw the final in Istanbul slip away, after the deserved defeat in the first leg against Inter, but also its chances of finishing the Serie A season in the top four: the 2022 Italian champions are 5th with four points behind Lazio (4th), three days from the end.
hope Rafael Leão
Suffice to say that Olivier Giroud and his family want to be forgiven before this fifth Milan derby of the season, after the two in the league (one victory each) and the Italian Super Cup (3-0 internal victory). The Rossoneri have won just one of their last five games in all competitions.
In this dark landscape, the hope of a start is in one name: Lion. Absent in the first leg due to discomfort in the right thigh, the Portuguese trained with the group on Sunday, but remains uncertain. On the way, AC Milan only hit twice on goal. Rafael Leão, 23, was the key man to the Rossoneri’s derby victory in September, scoring twice and providing an assist for Olivier Giroud in the 3-2 Serie A victory.
Opposite, Inter Milan is in a good dynamic which obviously gives confidence. Romelu Lukaku’s teammates have recovered in the league by returning to the podium and can dream of a fourth victory in the Champions League. You have to go back to the 2016-2017 season to see an Italian club reach the last four of the most prestigious of competitions. Inter are looking for a first C1 final since 2010, when the club won the last Champions League in Italian football, under the direction of José Mourinho.
