After twelve league rounds, coming off a season that ended in eighth place and after a transfer window that brought strong players but was handled in a confused way until the final day, Milan now sits second, two points behind Roma, the league leaders they defeated less than a month ago. Rossoneri fans would have signed up for a scenario like this, and these are the effects of Max Allegri’s work, which in a few months restored credibility to a team that was completely lost.
Milan now faces Lazio and then, aside from Como, the games against top-table sides will be done for this first half of the season. The goal is to reach the winter transfer window in a position similar to the current one in the standings. At that point, help from the market will be needed, and this is what Tuttosport stresses today with the headline:
"Milan, three moves to keep going."
The subheading reads: “A centre-back and a winger are missing, and a striker is needed.” The reasoning behind this push is explained later: "The bar of ambition is rising, and the 19-man squad is too limited."
