AC Milan defensive numbers in general this season have been far from positive, but in particular away from home they are continuing to let in goals by the bunch.
As Anto Vitiello writes in his latest column for MilanNews, Milan’s defensive numbers away from San Siro are almost impressively bad for a team that has somehow managed to keep a spot in the top three of the table.
Milan have the fourth-worst defence this season so far if you consider away games and a team that should be fighting for the title has instead suffered from disastrous defensive numbers.
Only Frosinone (30), Cagliari (30) and Sassuolo (29) have conceded more goals than Milan (24) in away Serie A games so far in 2023-24, which puts the Rossoneri in fourth-last place together with Salernitana.
This stat alone is enough to highlight how the team do not have even a semblance of defensive balance, showing that the problem has not been resolved from earlier in the season and is unlikely to be before June.
Without balance and defensive stability it is very hard if not impossible to win trophies, because having to score three, four and five goals to win games is simply unsustainable.
The defensive record is not the only worry either, because Milan are one of the worst teams in Europe when it comes to discipline too.
