The Rossoneri managed to convince and put behind the disappointing result with Napoli. Behind the positive stats stand the San Siro factor and a team that never gives up.
AC MILAN V AS ROMA: FOURTH 2-1 WIN IN NINE YEARS
A victory in 2009 courtesy of Pato and Ronaldinho, in 2012 Ibrahimovic scored a brace, in 2015 it was Van Ginkel and Destro, and now, in the last night of August 2018, a win thanks to Kessie and Cutrone’s goals. The 2-1 score is a classic for AC Milan at the San Siro, in this case coming after a really solid performance of the team as a whole.
COMPARED TO NAPOLI
The Rossoneri conceded less shots on goal. Roma had their chances through Shick‘s header in the first half, then Fazio scored, Dzeko had a chance to complete the turnaround as Milan lost the ball and finally Nzonzi‘s disallowed goal. Actually, even less shots than you could expect in such a tight game against a top club. Compared to the game in Naples, where the Rossoneri had conceded way more, the San Siro night saw a compact team who learnt from their mistakes
4 DIFFERENT SCORERS
Bonaventura, Calabria, Kessié and Cutrone. Four goals courtesy of four different players. In one word, teamwork. These four goals are not the consequence of an individual play, something coming out of the blue, there’s build-up play and then and a decisive assist. Also in this case, four different assist men: Borini and Suso at Napoli, Ricardo Rodriguez and Higuain at the San Siro against Roma.
TEAM FIRST
Rino Gattuso was heavily criticised following the defeat at Napoli. But Rino never backed down, he never let the criticism get to him. It would have been easier for him to follow to blindly follow the vox populi and make changes to the team. And he didn’t because the team comes first.
SEASON DEBUT AT THE SAN SIRO
The whole management in the stands, the legends of the past, the fans, the Curva Sud. It all felt so natural, everyone focused on the game only, on the team. 60,000 Rossoneri supporters united, loud and passionate: one of the most remarkable things of this special night. You look at the stats and see that this is how you make Roma suffer their first away defeat in 2018 and you take home another positive result at the San Siro, having never lost in this solar year if not in the unlucky game against Benevento. Beware of the San Siro!
