MILAN, A VICTORY WHICH IS WORTH THE RECORD (JUVE ALLOWING).
THE ROSSONERI CLEAN GENOA WITH DISARMING EASE.
ACCIDENTS BETWEEN FANS BEFORE THE MATCH, A POLICEMAN AT THE HOSPITAL!
VOTE: 7
From one 22 to another. The last time Milan had beaten the rossoblù Genoa, the great protagonist had been Kakà, who had scored twice. Yesterday evening, the mark on AC Milan's victory was put on by Nocerino, who won't count for the Brazilian but carries the same (magic) number on his shoulders. We were thinking of a more balanced game, but there was no story. Milan dominated the match from start to finish, and if it took them almost an hour to unblock it it was above all the fault of the imprecision of some of their players. Situation already seen in Florence, but this time, luckily for the Italian champions, he thought about him despite Kaladze, the former historian of the race. The Georgian committed a blatant foul on Ibrahimovic, which resulted in a sacrosanct penalty (coldly converted by Ibrahimovic). But Kaladze's greatest "fault" was that of being expelled, leaving Genoa with 10 men. And if it was already difficult in 11, let alone with one less. After Ibrahimovic's penalty, Milan froze the game and if the doubling goal came only in the final (with Nocerino in fact) the responsibility lies with Robinho, who managed to miss another goal into an empty net. It's right to scold the Brazilian for yet another tacky mistake, but it's just as right to praise him for the through ball given to Ibrahimovic, which resulted in the penalty. In the eyes of the fans there are often only goals and mistakes (of which Robinho is the undisputed master), but the Brazilian's workload must not be forgotten, which allows the team to run at its best.
Marassi's victory is the seventh in the last eight league games, the fourth in a row without conceding a goal. This Milan has the best attack in Serie A (29 goals scored, 7 more than Juventus) and now that it's closing down, the defense also appears to be stronger and stronger. The goals conceded are 14 (against Juve's 10), all collected in the first 10 days. In short, the numbers are on the side of the Italian champions, even if Allegri prefers to keep his tones low and exalt the Old Lady: "In the meantime, we're ahead for a couple of days, then we'll see what Juve will do, but it was important for us to win in Genoa, what we want is to arrive at Christmas in a good position in the standings or in any case close to the first. Juve are favorites against us, Lazio or Udinese, furthermore, when a team doesn't lose for all these days, it means they can aim for the championship”.
Regardless of his respect for his opponents, Allegri appeared very satisfied with his team's momentum: “We're playing much better, we haven't conceded a goal for 4 games, which is the main thing. We're better physically, but we need to improve further to manage the ball well throughout the 90 minutes."
The only negative note of the evening, the scuffles between the ultras and the police which forced the referee Celi to suspend the match for about ten minutes. It all happened around 20.45, close to the match: the coaches carrying Milan fans were greeted by a heavy throwing of smoke bombs (but also stones, bars and sticks) by the Genoa ultras, and only the intervention of the forces of the order (forced to light tear gas) prevented things from escalating. However, the tear gas made the air unbreathable, so much so that the referee had to suspend the match.
Result? An injured policeman (hit in the face by a stone) who was immediately taken to hospital. Regrettable episode, but nothing compared to what happened on January 29, 1995, when, before the Genoa - Milan, Vincenzo Spagnolo, a rossoblù fan, lost his life and was stabbed. Almost 17 years have passed since then, enough to change the history of the world, but evidently not yet enough to make Genoa - Milan once again a normal football match.
