Aside from the fact that AC Milan obtained a late victory against Lazio thanks to Noah Okafor’s goal, there was another positive note off the bench.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, Tomori made his return to the field two months after having spent a period on the sidelines due to a serious hamstring injury that he sustained on 23 December against Salernitana.
It was a match that went down in history for two reasons: the first is because it led to rumours that Stefano Pioli could be sacked, and the second was Gerry Cardinale’s words in his Christmas message about not being satisfied.
The Englishman came off in that game after scoring the first goal, and returned to the pitch on Friday at the Stadio Olimpico against Lazio, in which the team got a well-deserved clean sheet arrived after conceding eight goals in three games.
Now Pioli will have to choose the centre-back pairing to rely on for the big games to come, given that Simon Kjaer, Matteo Gabbia, Malick Thiaw and Pierre Kalulu are all back, the latter having remained on the bench in the last two matches.
Kalulu is back in the fold after a four-month break and the Frenchman hasn’t played since October 29th against Napoli. At the moment, he is at the bottom of the hierarchy it seems, especially given how good Gabbia has been since his return.
The Italian will certainly be the first centre-back on the team sheet, at least against Slavia Prague and Empoli, also because his performance levels have been almost impeccable.
