AC Milan are officially out of the crisis, according to their recent performance. They have won their last four matches in a row, which has not happened this season, and kept their fourth consecutive clean sheet. Stefano Pioli, in the most difficult moment since he took over as head coach of the Rossoneri, changed the formation and "rebuilt" the team starting from the defence, which has become unbeatable. Maybe they are not the sparkling team of last year, but they are a more solid, energetic and, above all, a winning team again.
As per Il Corriere della Sera in this morning's print edition, Atalanta were outclassed by Pioli's team. It's worth mentioning that there was another great defensive performance by Thiaw and the return to top form of Theo Hernandez, who has become the usual train on the left flank.
Two key returns to the pitch made head coach Stefano Pioli a happy man as he celebrated his 800th career bench appearance in front of over 70,000 fans at San Siro. Mike Maignan, the French goalkeeper, reclaimed his starting spot after 161 days of absence, while the talismanic Zlatan Ibrahimovic made his seasonal debut, having last played an official match in the Serie A against Sassuolo last May. With these influential figures back in the fold, it was a beautiful evening for AC Milan, as they continue to surge up the Serie A standings.
