The away trip to Napoli confirmed all the difficulties of Milan’s attack, which in 2026 has been struggling to score more than ever. Just consider that in the new year the Rossoneri forwards have managed only 8 goals in 15 matches: 4 from Leao, 3 from Nkunku, and 1 from Fullkrug. Milan’s dip in recent weeks (three defeats in six matches against Parma, Lazio, and Napoli yesterday) can also be explained by these numbers, which are truly poor.
Yesterday at the Maradona, Max Allegri had all five forwards in the squad available for the first time: the starting pair was Christopher Nkunku and Niclas Fullkrug, while Santiago Gimenez, Christian Pulisic, and Rafael Leao came on in the second half. None of them, however, managed to make a difference; in fact, all five extended their goal droughts: Pulisic has not scored since 28 December, Fullkrug since 18 January, Nkunku since 3 February, Gimenez, partly due to a long injury, has not scored in Serie A since 9 May 2025, while Leao has not found the net since 1 March.
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Moreover, the Portuguese forward’s goal against Cremonese was the last scored by a Milan striker this season. In the following matches, the goals instead came from Estupinan in the derby and from Pavlovic, Rabiot, and Fofana against Torino. It is also worth noting that, even looking at the entire season’s statistics, the situation is far from ideal: in Serie A there is not even a single Milan player in double figures (Leao has 9, Pulisic 8). Therefore, a shake-up is needed in Milan’s attacking department, and perhaps switching to a three-man forward line could be the right move to achieve that. This was relayed via MilanNews.it.
