AC Milan are still in third place, but the second half of the season tells a different story. After a first part of the campaign in which they looked like a team competing for something big (the title) the Rossoneri have clearly slowed down: just 25 points collected in the second half, a return that has turned the dream of the Scudetto into a laboured chase for a Champions League spot. Now the final matches become crucial: getting them wrong would mean throwing away ten months of work.
From a solid team to one struggling
The issue is not so much the table, which still smiles on Massimiliano Allegri’s side for now, but the trajectory. In the first half of the season Milan had collected 42 points in 19 matches, with top-level consistency. In the second half, however, their pace has dropped dramatically, with a side that is more mentally fragile and less consistent in key moments. The defence has, all things considered, held up: the real collapse has come up front, where attacking output has almost dried up. Milan have scored just 16 goals in the second half, an average of about one per match, far too low for a team aiming to return to the Champions League.
AC Milan's attack has faded, and now there is no room for error
The most worrying figure concerns the forwards: only five goals from strikers in the second half, and a department that for weeks has not made the impact it should. Leão, Pulisic, Nkunku, Füllkrug and Giménez are not providing the necessary attacking weight, and when you do not score, every match becomes an uphill battle, even against theoretically weaker opponents. Now explanations are no longer enough, points are needed. Allegri must rediscover goals, energy, and competitive edge, because Milan still have their destiny in their own hands, but they are holding on to it by slippery fingers. This was relayed via Milan News today.
