Journalist Luca Serafini has questioned Stefano Pioli’s decision to not start Ismael Bennacer for AC Milan’s 2-1 defeat to Torino last night.
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Pioli opted to make multiple changes to his starting line-up compared to the team that beat Dinamo Zagreb in midweek with Fikayo Tomori coming back from from suspension, Tommaso Pobega coming in to face the team he was on loan at last season while Junior Messias, Brahim Diaz and Divock Origi all started in attack.
However, it would be fair to say that the decision to play Pobega from the start was not entirely successful as the Rossoneri struggled to gain any supremacy in midfield and were sloppy in possession. Bennacer came on at half-time but for Tonali, which raised some eyebrows.
Serafini spoke to Milan TV after the defeat and he was eager to highlight a particular area where Milan struggled, pointing the finger at a decision not to play a key midfield cog.
“Bennacer is an essential element for this Milan. Something was missing in the middle of the field. Pobega felt a lot for the match against Torino and he played very nervous, as did Pellegri on the other side,” he said (via MilanNews).
