Carlo Pellegatti, the well-known Italian journalist who is also an AC Milan fan, spoke about the awaited match against Dinamo Zagreb in his weekly editorial.
Here's what he had to say:
"I am writing these lines from the press room of the Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb. There is tension and excitement in the air on the eve of a big Champions League match. A game that will also have significant repercussions on the league campaign, because if Milan wins, or even draws, depending on other results, the second half of February could be dedicated solely to matches against Verona, Torino, and Lazio before diving back into the Cup."
"But which Milan will take the field in Croatia? Understanding the technical and mental state of the Rossoneri seems like a Herculean task, even for those who have led them in recent months and are coaching them today. Unfortunately, in the league, the Easter Egg metaphor remains relevant. Milan takes the field, you unwrap the foil, break the chocolate egg, and you could find either a Tiffany jewel or a plastic soldier."
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Now, regarding AC Milan, Carlo Pellegatti added:
"Not in Europe, though, where the "Cup Egg" has delivered magnificent jewels. A diamond from Rawalpindi that shone on a Madrid night. Then four more gems—not quite 24-carat, but at least 18-carat! The wins over Bruges, then Slovan Bratislava, Red Star, and Girona have all been valuable. Now, to complete this splendid necklace, Milan needs a victory in Zagreb, which would be the crowning achievement of a great feat—six wins in the last six matches.
It would also help erase several turbulent weeks, filled with incidents I can’t recall ever seeing in Milan’s history. A diary of dark pages that I hope will soon be burned. The last one, among the most bitter and painful, was last Sunday when I witnessed two… Rossoneri brothers arguing vulgarly at the center of the San Siro pitch. That same grass that has witnessed the feats of the greatest champions! Very, very sad.
I hope the only page that remains in that diary is the first one, the one colored by the image of joyful young men lifting a trophy to the sky of Scheherazade. And I hope to write many more pages this season—exciting and spectacular ones, perhaps with Kyle Walker, a new great champion.
Let’s conclude with a note on the January transfer market. By now, we’re used to long, drawn-out negotiations, often starting from offers that other clubs don’t even consider. Milan, I insist, needs a midfielder as an alternative to Fofana. Yes, the squad has plenty of good midfielders, but NONE WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FRENCHMAN.
As for the striker position, it’s now a full-blown standoff. Feyenoord does not want to sell Santiago Gimenez and would only change its stance for an offer close to €50 million. Milan started at €20 million plus €7 million in bonuses. And so, another negotiation was born—one that quickly turned into yet another exhausting saga, making "Guiding Light," the soap opera that ran from 1937 to 2009, look like a music video directed by John Landis."
