AC Milan's Champions League dreams ended last night at the hands of Inter. The bitter city rivals won 3-0 on aggregate, making it the fourth derby on a row in just this season beating AC Milan and without conceding a goal. A beautiful adventure in the European competition. However, the ending could have been better.
For the Rossoneri, there is only a lot of anger over a double confrontation that did not reward Pioli's team; on the contrary, it created lingering issues to be kept under control for the rest of the season, writes Calciomercato.com.
One of these issues arose precisely yesterday evening and concerns Simon Kjaer. It is the fifteenth minute of the second half when the German center-back Thiaw gets injured in his right leg. The former Schalke player tries to stay on the field but, feeling unwell, throws in the towel and asks for a substitution. Caught off guard, Pioli orders the Dane to come on. However, he was not warming up and therefore was not ready. The lengthy preparation ritual impatiently angered the coach, who, furious, opted for another substitution, bringing on Kalulu, who was quicker than the Dane.
An outburst of anger that affected the Rossoneri fans and was documented by the touchline reporters present. A crack in the relationship between the experienced defender and the coach, who had already been criticized by the former Palermo and Roma player for his limited playing time.
An altercation that, for the good of Milan, must be immediately forgotten: Leao and his teammates still have to earn a qualifying spot for the Champions League on the field.
