AC Milan are in red-hot form. Following the wins against Hellas Verona and Cagliari, the Rossoneri made it three out of three with a strong performance against Lazio yesterday evening and it’s a crucial win for many reasons.
Christian Pulisic opened the scoring in the second half after a lovely move by Milan, passing through Yacine Adli, Tijjani Reijnders and Rafael Leao. In the dying minutes, Noah Okafor sealed the deal with a tap-in after a solo run by Leao.
Today’s edition of Gazzetta Dello Sport (via SempreMilan) has highlighted five reasons why the win is so important: 1) Milan are still in joint-first along with Inter after seven rounds, which wasn’t expected. 2) Three consecutive wins have allowed the players to put the derby fully behind them.
3) The key players are starting to shine again. Tijjani Rejinders, perhaps the most successful signing, did everything so well last night. Meanwhile, Rafael Leao bagged two great assists and Christian Pulisic got back on the scoresheet.
4) The reserves have impressed over the last three games and this was an important confirmation to Stefano Pioli, who now can rely fully on the players at his disposal. 5) Finally, they are now 11 points ahead of Lazio, who finished second last year and arrived at San Siro after bouncing back with a win.
