Quarrels, controversies and… 3 points as heavy as boulders. Milan returned to victory after a tense match, characterized by internal quarrels, expulsions and much, too much, nervousness, confirming that the stakes were really big, as were the problems. Gattuso was playing the last chance to stay in the wake of the very fast Atalanta, Mihajlovic the possibility of closing the salvation speech three days in advance: the first won, albeit at the end of a much greater suffering than it would have been legitimate to expect , even for a team in crisis like his.
3 platinum points remain, if only for the ranking which gives the Rossoneri a hope of fourth place, or at least of the Europa League, Gattuso however will not be able to enjoy them much and not only for the away match in Florence on Saturday: his quarrel in fact, with Bakayoko, he will make people talk a lot and force him into new tensions, the umpteenth ones of this very troubled season. The "crime" took place in the 23rd minute when Biglia, preferred over the Frenchman, was injured: Gattuso called Bakayoko but he, evidently offended by the bench (following the delay which caused him and the whole team to retire ), was found, let's say, unprepared. The coach thus opted for the revived José Mauri and the Frenchman, in response, sent him to that country with an unequivocal lip.
“I waited seven minutes, he hadn't put on his shin guards and I chose Mauri – explained Gattuso – In my career I have sent many coaches to hell, then we always looked into each other's eyes. They can tell me anything, the important thing is that you don't show any disrespect in the locker room. Everyone can send me to hell, but then when we're in a small room, let's see…”.
Strong words, which were followed, for once, by those of Leonardo, equally annoyed, albeit in different ways, by the attitude of the former Chelsea player. “We don't want to have a public trial – thought the Rossoneri manager – he has many positive things as a boy but if he makes a mistake it pays off, Milan cannot be touched. We will resolve internally as always, me, Gazidis, Maldini and Gattuso".
But that of Bakayoko is not the only red dot episode: Paquetà is also in the dock, guilty of hitting the referee with a gesture of annoyance and thus remedying an expulsion which, in addition to endangering the victory yesterday, will make him skip the very delicate trip to Florence. "He laid his hands on the referee and he didn't even notice it but he is part of being young – sighed Gattuso – These are things that bother me, we need to improve a lot in this".
In all of this, however, there was also a match and Milan won that, even if Bologna could easily have come out of the San Siro with a different result. After all, beyond the names, it was the rossoblu who showed up in the best shape, so much so as to push Mihajlovic to predict salvation points. Instead, it was the Rossoneri who smiled thanks to goals from Suso (37') and Borini (67'), before Destro reopened the games with a paw that made the over 50 spectators present at the stadium tremble (72').
Paquetà then set fire to the final with the expulsion mentioned above (74'), then equalized in full stoppage time by Sansone (96'), to which was also added that of Dijks at the end of the game. It looks like a bulletin, but instead it's just the report of a match that offered more sparks than the many it already promised. Now Milan is reviewing the Champions League, albeit subjected to Atalanta: if the Goddess scored at least 7 points in the next 3 matches, in fact, she would be the one to celebrate the precious goal.
"If we don't qualify, there won't be any demobilization, but there won't be any big signings either" commented Leonardo succinctly, reiterating what everyone knows: fourth place, for this Milan, is really very, very important. Gattuso has the arduous task of making him understand even to the players, the only ones, apparently, who have not yet noticed.
