Following another comfortable lead lost, AC Milan’s crisis has deepened despite the win against Paris Saint-German earlier this week. One of the main culprits is without a doubt the injury situation, as highlighted by a report this morning.
Milan started the game against Lecce well and headed into the half-time break with a 2-0 lead, thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Tijjani Reijnders. In the second half, however, they lost it all and came away with just one point. On top of that, Rafael Leao was subbed off with an injury.
As highlighted by today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport (via MilanNews), Milan have collected just two points in their last four league games. The word crisis, therefore, is certainly warranted especially if you consider that it’s been 49 days since their last league win.
The games against Napoli and Lecce ended in the same way, with Milan squandering a 2-0 lead in the second half. For Stefano Pioli, among other reasons, the injury situation is the most obvious culprit for his current struggles with the Rossoneri.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek was too tired to participate, Rafael Leao was subbed off after just ten minutes, Davide Calabria threw in the towel during the interval and several other players were missing. 23 injuries since the start of the season, most of them muscular, and now a solution must be found.
Pioli also has some thinking to do, as the newspaper concludes, since he decided to field Yunus Musah in the right-back position (which would prove to be a total flop).