Milan breaks in. Since yesterday, the Rossoneri's return to the fight for the top positions in the championship has been official, although Inter, Lazio and Roma still remain ahead thanks to a ranking built over time, not just in the last two months. But Gattuso's success on the Giallorossi field confirms that the Devil does not win by chance, on the contrary: today he is in great shape and can really put anyone in difficulty.
Next Sunday's derby will tell us if the Champions League zone (now 7 points away and closed precisely by Inter) can really become a concrete objective, but in the meantime the signal coming from the Olimpico is strong and clear: Rino's cure works for limits of the miraculous. Since he's been around, only Napoli and Juventus have done better, the team runs faster than the others and this despite the very numerous close commitments that force them to play every three days, moreover with no margin for error.
And winning 2-0 in Rome just as Montella, with his Sevilla, collects a heavy 2-5 against Atletico Madrid, captures Milan's season better than many words. “We achieved a great victory against a lady team – the words of the coach. – At the end of the game I complimented the group but I also reiterated that we have to keep our feet on the ground and continue like this. The derby? No, now the head goes to Lazio ".
Yes, because in two days the Rossoneri will play again at the Olimpico for the second leg of the Coppa Italia: it seemed to be the only goal left, instead it is "only" one of the three. Merit of a very important roadmap that since 27 December, the day of an inside or outside derby, has produced 9 victories in 12 matches between the league and cups.
Numbers that improve further if you look at the last two weeks, with the Rossoneri capable of making a clear run between Spal, Ludogorets (twice), Sampdoria and Roma, all by scoring 11 goals and conceding zero. The latest in chronological order are those of Cutrone (48') and Calabria (74'), who allowed the Rossoneri to conquer the Olimpico in what was rightly considered the last chance to undermine the Champions League area.
On the Giallorossi front, however, a lot of disappointment, both for the fifth place in the standings and for the performance, very smoky and far from the required standards. "After conceding goals we skidded mentally and physically, this worries me – admitted Di Francesco – It's an alarm bell, the team lacks personality, we can't be happy either with the game or with our moment".
Roma-Milan therefore overturns the judgments, with the fifth in the standings worried and the seventh smiling. After all, the gap of some time ago has definitely narrowed and the championship, with 12 games still to play, can still offer endless emotions and twists.
