AC Milan have been very strong in the defensive phase as of late, keeping five clean sheets since the last restart despite a very packed schedule. The derby, in that sense, is long forgotten.
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The 5-1 loss against Inter was perhaps the wake-up call needed, or it was just a matter of personnel. In any case, Milan have certainly bounced back and the defending is now their biggest strength, just like in the Scudetto season.
As highlighted by Tuttosporty (via MilanNews), Milan have kept five out of seven possible clean sheets since the last restart (beginning of September). The goals conceded came against Inter, of course, and then also against Cagliari.
That’s better than any of the other leaders in Europe’s top five leagues: Real Madrid, Tottenham, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco. In short, Stefano Pioli can be very happy with how his defenders have responded.
It’s not like there haven’t been absences either, as almost the defenders have been replaced at least once. The most credit goes to Fikayo Tomori, as the newspaper concludes, who has regained the form he had in the 2021-22 season.
