AC Milan won against Sassuolo with a 6-1 victory in the Coppa Italia round of 16 at the San Siro last night. Paulo Fonseca's team dominated for 90 minutes thanks to several players' performances, and most importantly, Tijjani Reijnders.
What's Milan's next match?
The Rossoneri team will play against Atalanta on December 6. Paulo Fonseca's team will play away from home and they will have to put display all of their skills to be able to beat Charles De Ketelaere and his teammates.
As pointed out by the Tuttosport newspaper in this morning's print edition, Atalanta are the most in-form team in the league at the moment.
Playing against 'La Dea' is never easy, especially in Bergamo. AC Milan must hold their ground defensively and try to beat Gian Piero Gasperini's team.
The match against Atalanta will say a lot about Milan's future this season: considering that Napoli and Lazio will clash over the weekend, a victory for the Rossoneri would open up new scenarios that currently seem closed.
Atalanta, on the other hand, has less pressure, as they will still be in an excellent position regardless of the result. For the Devil to get back on track, the best players, those who shone last night, need to step up in Bergamo.
One in particular, Milan's man of the moment: Tijjani Reijnders. He's already scored seven goals this season, finding the net in every competition, and is unstoppable in midfield. Furthermore, a contract renewal is close: the Dutchman spoke about it on Monday evening on Ziggo Sport, a Dutch channel. His statements are very encouraging: "I haven’t signed yet; it still needs to happen, but we’re on the right track. It’s a nice reward that Milan wants to give me... Milan is a great club to play for. It’s nice to see their appreciation."
