AC Milan accomplished the mission last night in matchday 38 against none other than Atalanta in Bergamo. Milan are back in full force by achieving second place in the standings with 79 points.
As highlighted by Corriere della Sera in today's edition, Stefano Pioli's team did not shine, created few chances, made mistakes and allowed too much space. However, thanks to two penalties converted by Franck Kessie , three points of the upmost importance arrived which landed Milan in the Champions League.
The central-midfielder from Cote D'Ivoire was the hero of a great season on a personal level for him. He has helped his teammates with his presence, goals and assists. He recovers balls from the middle of the field and starts attacks.
Now that the club arrived to Champions League, writes the newspaper, the club led by Paolo Maldini, Ivan Gazidis and Ricky Massara have to think of the renewal matters: those of Donnarumma and Calhanoglu.
With the money collected from the return to the elite European competition, the managers will try to strengthen and improve the squad for Stefano Pioli. Milan will not spend crazy amounts of money but there will be careful purchases that should help the team move forward.