How Milan provided a ‘show of strength’ vs. Bologna and sent a message to Inter

It was a little bit of a wierd build-up main as much as the journey to Bologna, however AC Milan put it to at least one facet and received convincingly.

As Corriere della Sera (by way of MilanNews) report this morning, the headlines surrounding Milan had been dominated by the Jean-Philippe Mateta drama, the numerous harm points, the very fact Inter are working away and the groups immediately under preserve profitable.

Final evening, nonetheless, all of that was swept away by Milan, who on the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara produced one in every of their finest efforts of the season. The brand new attacking duo of Christopher Nkunku and Ruben-Loftus-Cheek was the catalyst, and the standard indispensable Adrien Rabiot scored too in a 3-0 win.

‘A present of power’

In masking the match this morning, Corriere della Sera selected a phrase that aptly sums up the Milan efficiency in Emilia: ‘A Rossoneri present of power’. With Rafael Leao, Christian Pulisic and Alexis Saelemaekers out, among the finest attacking performances of the season bizarrely adopted.

Their replacements – Nkunku, Loftus-Cheek and Zachary Athekame – all carried out properly and had been supported by the standard suspects. Luka Modric had a freer function, a hungry Rabiot devoured the midfield, and a strong defence stored issues tight on the again.

Massimiliano Allegri, as anticipated, was very clear after the match: it’s a lot better to have elevated the hole to fifth-placed Roma than to have matched Inter’s end result. The essential section of the season is across the nook although, together with the return derby on March 8.

Beginning to consider even one thing greater than Champions League qualification could possibly be a wholesome temptation, particularly if Milan play with the authority they confirmed in Bologna, and with much less video games than their cousins.