A week later, the Europa League returns, with Milan involved in the evocative setting of the Vitality Stadium, the smallest stadium in the entire Europa League (and Premier League), with just 11,000 seats. Winning would mean sending an important message, not only to the competition but also to themselves, ahead of an intense remainder of the season.
The problem is the absences that will somehow have to be dealt with, with La Repubblica publishing the following headline this morning on the matter: "Amorim backs Cisse" on the day of his 20th birthday.















