Il Milan makes progress, theInter still stops. Saturday with decidedly different nuances in Milan football: the Rossoneri, capable of conquering Palermo and relaunching themselves in the standings, smile, they cry for the Nerazzurri, booed loudly by their fans after the draw against Parma. There 29nd day of Serie A he had to tell us if Milan and Inter could still have some hope for Europe. The answer is that Inzaghi will at least be able to try while Mancini will do well to think already about next year, when the team will be revolutionized properly.
The 1-1 draw at San Siro against Parma was the classic drop that breaks the overflowing vase. Incredible to see the overpaid Nerazzurri walking around the pitch in front of the "poor" (but very proud) ducals, last in the standings and without salary for months, yet ready to fight for every ball. Inter's disconcerting performance, a clear step back from the match two weeks ago against Sampdoria: then, despite coming out defeated, Mancini's team had fought, yesterday instead they limited themselves to their homework hoping to win without too much effort. And to say that luck had put some of him in when an unpretentious right-handed Guarin he found Mauri's deflection: Mirante displaced and 1-0 (25'). But Parma didn't give up and in the 44th minute they equalized with Purple, very good at beating Handanovic with a nice header. In the second half we expected a furious Inter, foaming at the mouth, however, apart from a few shots from distance, nothing. San Siro expressed its dissent with deafening whistles, the club and coach could not help but endorse it. “I am the coach and I take full responsibility – explained Mancini. – The team was soft, chaotic, without logic, evidently I don't make myself understood well. We don't deserve any rest, we'll train at Easter, the holidays are cancelled. Next year? If we want to change things we will need a revolution”. Harsh words that fully reflect the state of mind of Thohir, furious from Jakarta to see his Inter so far from Europe. The points from fifth place (currently the last profit for the Europa League) are 10 and there are 4 teams in the middle. Among these there is also Milan, decidedly relaunched by the success of Palermo.
The victory, in addition to debunking the away taboo (the last one with full loot dates back to 19 October), allows a discreet approach to the noble areas of the standings. Sampdoria will arrive fifth at San Siro next Sunday: in case of victory, the Rossoneri would take just 4 points and thus could dream of a sensational comeback. Inzaghi's team had to win and they did it, without enchanting. These days, however, expecting a good game would be too much, better to settle for the (few) certainties that exist. One above all: Jeremy Menez. Once again the Frenchman dragged his teammates along, this time with the final 1-2 goal (83'). A splendid ball and chain ride ended with a right foot under the crossbar, a champion shot (the 16th in the league) that makes Inzaghi enjoy. “I know his value, I went to get him together with Galliani – commented the coach. – We were good at winning on a difficult pitch, not many have won here. Now we have to continue on this path, only in this way will we be able to return to the position in the standings that belongs to us". At Barbera we saw an unusually concrete Milan, stuttering at first (the sensational opportunity granted to Vazquez in the 23rd minute) but then, as the minutes went by, got better and better. The advantage came in the 37th minute with Cerci, his first goal in the Rossoneri shirt, lucky to win a rebound from Sorrentino. And in the second half, after Palermo equalized (Dybala penalty in the 72nd minute), Menez took care of locking up the three points, as well as giving a shred of hope for this championship finale.
