The daily Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, in today's edition, also reports the similarities between Paulo Fonseca and Rudi Garcia. After the third matchday, Garcia's Napoli was in fifth place, had 6 points, but with 6 goals scored and 3 conceded. The decline, even in that case, had already started for Rudi.
If the first three matchdays give a somewhat reliable indication and if we compare Fonseca's numbers with Garcia's (who was later dismissed), the Rossoneri coach doesn't come out well. The difference is that in difficult times, De Laurentiis would storm into the locker room and try to impose his line, while Milan and RedBird advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in similar moments has not shown up.
Just like with Garcia last season, decisive days have come early for Fonseca, one could say, despite certain signings in the market. A year ago, Pioli's striker was a willing 38-year-old Olivier Giroud. This year, however, Fonseca has the Spain national team's center forward, the reigning European champion, Alvaro Morata, and a backup like Abraham, the former Chelsea and Roma striker. He cannot fail, he must not fail.
Milan is already burning, and on the other side, the team that just won the second star in its history is already at the top of the table with 7 points, 5 more than Milan, and 8 goals scored. Inter is flying, Milan is on the ground.
