April 21, 2025. Not even 24 hours ago, Milan suffered their tenth defeat of the league season, with their most representative player, number 10, Rafael Leao, using a phrase at the end of the match that was as concise as it was full of meaning: “Today it's over.” The adrenaline is gone, the motivation is gone, but above all, the chase is over—not only for the top European competitions, but also for what had by now become the main objective for this final stretch of the season.
Through the league, Milan will hardly be able to qualify for a European competition, and this can only be defined as a failure. The failure of a project, but above all of a plan that had been passed off as one of those capable of winning the Scudetto in the end. Clearly, just over 12 months ago, those at Casa Milan got the calculations wrong—very wrong.
Milan, do you even realize what you’ve become?
The storyline of this season has followed a very specific script that has repeated over time: Milan could even win, but precisely when consistency was required, they sank. They’ve fallen and gotten back up more often than they’ve stayed on their feet, and it's no coincidence that today the standings show them in ninth place, as told via Milannews.it.
Dear Milan, do you even realize what you’ve become?
At the start of the year, there was talk of the Scudetto, while today it's the Coppa Italia that could make a disastrous season a little less bitter. However, there's an aspect that must absolutely not be underestimated: for this to even be talked about, Milan not only have to get past Inter in the semifinal, but also beat Bologna in a potential final. In short, a path that's anything but smooth—especially for a team like the Rossoneri, who this season have shown they’re never really able to have their destiny in their own hands. And the few times they did—or rather, the only time, in the Champions League—they blew it (what a coincidence!) and threw everything away.
Coppa Italia: last resort
Despite all the difficulties involved, the Coppa Italia remains the very last train Milan can catch to enter Europe, even if it's through the back door, and this team has the duty to try—for itself, but above all for its people. Leao was right yesterday in his post-match comments at San Siro: “We have to get it into our heads that this is a trophy we must win.”
There’s no other solution, no other path. Let the derby on Wednesday then be played with the highest intensity and desire, especially because there’s a serious risk of experiencing a fiery end to the season. What’s leaking from the club side—between casting and not casting for the new sporting director—certainly doesn’t help, and the patience of the Rossoneri environment has run out. Or rather, it has turned into fatigue, resignation—something only a trophy like the Coppa Italia could perhaps heal.
