After the recovery, it is the second step for those returning from a long injury or having recently disposed of Covid. Such is the case for Ismael Bennacer and Hakan Calhanoglu.
The two players are two pillars of Stefano Pioli's team but they were among the disappointing ones in the league match against Spezia.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport points out, when the coach, after two months, managed to use the Algerian midfielder and the Turkish playmaker, Milan did not function well as expected.
The issue is simply physiological since neither of them has really recovered fully and therefore a little time is needed to regain energy and the match pace in their legs.
But the coach needs to let them play to get them back in top form soon. Bennacer and Calhanoglu are too important for mister Stefano Pioli.
With them, two other fundamental players: Alexis Saelemaekers, who gave the team an important balance, and Franck Kessie, whose characteristics, physical and technical, are unique in the Milan squad.
When the Ivorian slowed down his pace, the whole Milan team slowed down. In short, Franck is no less decisive than Ibrahimovic.
It is precisely in midfield that Milan are playing the derby and the Scudetto final stretch: the goal is to find brilliance once again.
