Six goals between them in Serie A: far too few for Milan. Álvaro Morata and Tammy Abraham are supposed to be the Rossoneri’s leading strikers, but so far, they rank among the least prolific duos in the league, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Italian newspaper, in fact, has analysed the combined stats of the best pairs from Italy's top clubs, and their partnership is at the bottom of the rankings.
This is a unique combination because, for other teams, wingers or attacking midfielders (like Rafael Leao or Christian Pulisic for Milan) have been included—similar to Zaccagni, Orsolini, Kvaratskhelia, or Weah—while for Milan, the focus has been on the two center-forwards.
A look into AC Milan's problem:
This statistic highlights the Rossoneri’s struggles in the final third: the team has failed to score in three of their last four Serie A home matches (against Napoli, Juventus, and Genoa).
Fonseca is feeling the impact of Pulisic’s absence and is struggling to get the best out of his two forwards, who, by nature, have never been and probably never will be goal-scoring machines.
The Portuguese coach’s challenge is to improve these numbers if he hopes to mount a comeback in the standings.
