Milan 3, Lecce 0: Finally Amorim

After facing a level of criticism and backlash the toxic Italian media reserves especially for foreign managers or players in Serie A due to the brutal midweek loss in the Europa League, Amorim shut them all up by getting everything right. I am still going to buy some extra popcorn for his press conferences, which I am now very much looking forward to. But Milan's 3-0 win over Lecce and the dominant performance that came along with it gives Amorim and the entire team a bit of respite from the media's toxic ways over the long three week international break. What a great way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the San Siro stadium. Plus, the match was pretty easy on the eyes, too. Finally, Amorim.

Take a bow, Mister. It's been quite the week.

Villa Valle 1, Milan Futuro 2: Mental Victory

Navarro's Milan Futuro pulled off an impressive comeback win on Sunday, with a 2-1 win away to Villa Valle. The score may not seem impressive, but considering that Villa Valle dominated play and pummeled Milan's goal with shots for 90 minutes, then scored the first goal as well, the score starts to mean something. While previous iterations of Milan Futuro were more likely to start out strong and then concede goals to drop points, this Milan Futuro side stuck together, showed grinta and a strong mentality that resulted in them coming back with all three points. This one was not just a physical victory, it was a mental victory.

Pandolfi celebrates his winning goal with his teammates.

Milan Primavera 0, Roma Primavera 1: Red Flag

Sunday, Milan Primavera lost 1-0 to Roma Primavera at the House of Puma, their second consecutive loss. Worse still, they ended on nine men, with two players having been sent off. Last season, Renna's Primavera became more inconsistent toward the end of the season, which led to an 11th place finish in the league, well below the previous year's sixth place finish under Federico Guidi. Already this season, with two wins, a draw, and a loss, Milan Primavera sit in tenth place. And with back-to-back losses now, and four red cards in just five matches, it begs the question: is all of this a giant red flag for their season?

Was this just another poor match? Or does Renna have some real problems on his hands?

Milan-Lecce Preview: Changing History

Saturday marked the 100th anniversary of the San Siro's inaugural match, a stadium with so much history. Yet after Wednesday's shameful display in the Europa League, it is hard to imagine a Milan that will be able to honor such an occasion. Particularly when facing Lecce, a team that finished 17th last season, narrowly avoiding the drop, since smaller teams have been Milan's Kryptonite in recent years. Amorim came under fire this week for increasingly poor performances which coincided with his increasing number of changes to his starting 11 each match. Which means the pressure is on for him to win this one or risk negatively changing history.

Rewriting the history of Milan and the San Siro for the worse.

AC Milan 0, Benfica 2: Bankrupt of European DNA

Seeing Rui Costa and Jose Altafini at the San Siro were just painful reminders of what Milan used to be. And then the match happened. This club could not be further from its European history at this point. An American owner who did not even know about its European history, who purged management this summer of anyone who knew anything about football, and insisted (once again,) on bringing in a foreign manager. That foreign manager, of course, played for Benfica, so he must be feeling a special kind of pain after Milan suffered a humiliating 2-0 loss to Benfica at San Siro. Except it was his choices that derailed te team in the first place, and I'm not entirely convinced he understands what Milan DNA is, either. This club has become completely bankrupt of all European DNA.

Even the best players struggle to win in Europe because Milan no longer has European DNA.

Milan Futuro 2, Brusaporto 1: Tenacious Victory

This match may have only been Milan Futuro's third match of the Serie D season, but it was their fifth match in 17 days, which included a trip to England for their win over Everton U21. And while it might seem that tired legs would prevail, it seemed a little more like practice makes perfect. After their 2-1 victory over Brusaporto, Coach Navarro noted that the first half was probably their best so far, and I would have to agree. And while the second half was a different story as perhaps a bit of fatigue did kick in, Milan Futuro pulled it off. A hard-fought midweek tenacious victory.

Milan Futuro celebrate the winning goal in the 90th minute after a tenacious second half.

Europa League Group Stage: Milan-Benfica Preview: Duel of the Fates

While Milan did not qualify for the Champions League this season like they wanted to, their Europa League campaign begins Wednesday night at the San Siro. In a twist of fate, Milan are facing a very familiar European opponent, S.L. Benfica. Milan have faced off with them a number of times, and defeated Benfica in both 1963 and 1990 to win the European Champion Cup (now known as Champions League.) However, that is hardly the only way our clubs are intertwined. Former Milan Legend Rui Costa is now the President of Benfica, while our manager, Amorim, played much of his career for Benfica. We also have two of our players, Ramos and Moreira, who both got their starts at Benfica as well. But in the new Europa League format, only one team can take home all three points on Wednesday. So this match can really be seen as the duel of the fates.

Milan legend Rui Costa returns to San Siro in the Europa League as Benfica's President.

Lazio 2, Milan 2: Choices

We all make choices. Some fans regret the choice of watching Milan since Gerald Cardinale bought the club, for example. But there is one person whose choices affect the match, the results, and the players' mentality. That man right now, of course, is Rúben Amorim. And while people loved his prematch press conference, his decisions in his lineups cost us dearly. On the surface, we dropped points in our 2-2 draw with Lazio, despite wearing the sleek new black third kits. However, we have seen in the past how much decisions like this early in the season can be costly throughout the season, or how the loss of points can even determine our fate on the Serie A table at the end of the year. Which is why, as a manager especially, it is so important to make the right choices.

The second half was the Moreira Show.

Pro Palazzolo 2, Milan Futuro 0: Falling Down

Milan Futuro did not get the result they wanted on their trip to Pro Palazzolo on Sunday. And it's not like they did not play well, either, because they created a lot of chances and should have maybe at least gotten a goal or more. But the match ended 2-0 for Pro Palazzolo after the home side scored two quick goals in the first half. And, being only week two, this result obviously already sent Milan Futuro falling down the table in Group B.

Milan Futuro's starting 11 in the new third kits.

Verona Primavera 2, Milan Primavera 0: Sudden Impact

Renna's Primavera were down a goal and needing at least an equalizer, so he tried to make impact subs. And he did, just not the impact he would have wanted. After conceding the goal in the first half, Leonardo Colombo was one of his subs in the 65th minute. Less than 10 minutes later, he was shown a yellow card. and ten minutes after that, he was shown a second yellow card for fouling a Verona player from behind, so was sent off, leaving Milan on ten men, and significantly reducing their chances of changing the scoreline in their favor. Verona capitalized on that, scoring a late goal and defeating Milan Primavera 2-0 in their house. This is, unfortunately, what you call a sudden impact.

Primavera players during pitch inspection ahead of the match.

Lazio-Milan Preview: Sometimes Maybe Good, Sometimes Maybe...

Not gonna lie, I absolutely hate facing teams managed by our former heroes. And Gattuso not only played for Milan, but he was later a manager, too. (When he wasn't moonlighting as my favorite football-stealing gang boss). So Saturday evening, when we meet Gattuso's Lazio, it will definitely be emotional. Even worse that, not even worried about the volatile Lazio fanbase, he spoke this week about Milan as "the team of his heart." Just kill me now, please. And it gets worse. His Lazio side have a perfect  record as they host our Milan, who are sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe...

What I look like every time we have to face Gattuso.

Juventus 1, Milan 1: The Terracciano Effect

Look, I'm not saying that Milan dropping points was directly Terracciano's fault. But, Milan had successfully held Juve off for 88 minutes when Filippo Terracciano was subbed on. Less then three minutes later, we conceded. Coincidence? I think not. Milan had the win in the bag. But in stoppage time, Juve literally let the cats (Gatti) out of the bag, and Milan had to settle for the 1-1 draw to the Old Lady and only one point. People can blame whomever or whatever they want, and sure, Juve were better for much of the match. But as for me, I'm definitely putting the blame for Milan coming home with only one point on the Terracciano Effect™.

Our youngest player on the pitch scored, but young Terracciano's presence alone helped us drop points.

Milan Futuro 4, Caldiero Terme 3: Never Say Die

Coming off of their truly impressive win over Everton U21 midweek, Milan Futuro defeated Caldiero Terme 4-3 at home in a very exciting match with plenty of goals for everyone. After going down a goal at the end of the first half, Milan wreaked havoc on Caldiero's goal, scoring four unanswered goals before the 70 minute mark. And it's good that they did, too, because Caldiero Terme tried to make a comeback with two more goals, but at the final whistle, they were still a goal short. Because Milan Futuro never say die.

The four goalscorers: Plazzotta, Ossola, Borsani, and Silvano Vos

Milan Primavera 2, Juve Primavera 0: Crushing It

The Milan Primavera team destroyed Juve's Primavera on Sunday, with a 2-0 win at home. Renna's boys scored two first half goals and never looked back, pushing them into top four in the Campionato Primavera 1. Despite their somewhat disappointing draw away to Cesena the week before, winning two of three of their first matches means they are crushing it.

Crushing it.

Juventus-Milan Preview: The Bald and the Beautiful

Milan travel to Turin for the second time in three matches, this time to take on the Old Lady. And no, I'm not talking about the fabulous Trixie and Katya on the podcast called The Bald and the Beautiful. I'm talking about La Vecchia Signora (the Old Lady), Juventus. And the bald, of course, is Spalletti, Juve's manager in his second year at the club, and the beautiful is Milan, led by Amorim's beautiful, refreshing attacking football. But who could possibly win in such a matchup? Both clubs spent big but also had less than ideal transfer windows, although one (Spalletti), of course, is bitching about it, and the other (Amorim), of course, is grateful for the players he has. But I guess that's the difference between being old and bald and young and optimistic. Or the difference between the bald and the beautiful.

Experience can help, but it can also cloud your vision.

Everton U21 1, Milan Futuro 2: It's Coming Home

In a drastic improvement from the team who were knocked out of the Coppa Italia Serie D on Sunday, Milan Futuro defeated Everton U21 2-1 at Goodison Park on Wednesday. This was the first match for Milan in the Premier League International Cup U21, a competition meant to give U21 teams from England and around Europe the opportunity to compete with one another. And while I was deeply concerned that this would be an unmitigated disaster for Milan Futuro, they proved absolutely the opposite. Not only do they deserve to be there, not only will they even be competitive, but by the end of the tournament, perhaps they will be able to taunt the English sides with the chant, "It's coming home."

Ossola and teammates celebrate his winning goal.

Cesena Primavera 1, Milan Primavera 1: The Status Quo

After a thrilling opening match victory over Torino, Milan Primavera returned to the status quo with a 1-1 draw away to Cesena on Sunday. Renna's boys conceded an early goal, then equalized, and fought for the rest of the match to try to find a winner, but were unable to. Just like last season. While the first team's opening match with Torino reminded us of the Primavera manager we once had in Abate, this match reminded us of where we are now: the status quo.

Nolli and Grassini celebrate the equalizing goal.

Coppa Italia Serie D • Milan Futuro 1, Sant'Angelo 3: The Future is Bleak

Anyone who has followed the saga of AC Milan since one Gerald Cardinale purchased the club when Milan had just won the Scudetto in 2022 knows that there have been systemic problems in the management of the club, starting with Gerald and ending with anyone he can ignorantly hire then blame for Milan's demise. But when he put Zlatan Ibrahimović in charge of the Milan Futuro project, and he in turn hired his buddy, failed LA Galaxy Sporting Director Jovan Kirovski, the "future" of Milan was truly doomed. In their first season in Serie C as a U23 team, they managed to take the most valuable team of all 60 Serie C teams, invest the most of any Serie C club into Milan Futuro as well, and myopically get them relegated to Serie D. Do you have any idea how tragically bad at your job you have to be to fail so catastrophically? And now, after finishing fourth in their Serie D group last year, they lost the playoff semifinal to Chievo Verona in stoppage time, and Massimo Oddo resigned this summer. Now they have lost their very first match of the season, being knocked out in the first round of the Coppa Italia Serie D with a 3-1 loss at home to ACD Sant'Angelo 1907. The future is bleak.

Perera jumps over Sant'Angelo defender, a perfect metaphor for how hard Futuro work and still they lose.

Milan 2, Venezia 0: That Newly Promoted Stupor

Friday night, Milan fell into their usual sluggish, brutal grind as they took on newly promoted Venezia at the San Siro. While they managed to pull off the 2-0 win over the visitors, it was more like a trip to the dentist than the attacking, high pressing, enjoyable football we saw in the opening win away to Torino. Perhaps everyone was still choked up from the emotional Baresi tribute just ahead of the match. I don't play well with tears in my eyes, either. Or maybe they were stunned by the fact that for the first time in nearly two years, the Curva Sud were allowed to have banners and flags again. But more than likely, as I mentioned in the preview, they fell prey to Venezia's excellent defense and their hunger in attack, and fell into that newly promoted stupor.

Ramos scored the breakthrough goal that woke Milan out of their stupor.

Milan-Venezia Preview: Testing the Waters

Amorim's Milan passed their first test on Sunday, winning 2-1 away to Torino. But Friday night, they will be facing what is perhaps a bigger test: facing the newly promoted Venezia at the San Siro. Sure, Abate's Torino were probably a better team on paper, but Milan have such a history of struggling against the newly promoted or lower table sides, even before Allegri. Plus, after two years of failing to qualify for Champions League, they will be facing their own fans, who may actually be worse than a stadium full of opposition fans when things start to go poorly. So, even if they are facing Venezia on dry land, facing these additional challenges, they will still be testing the waters.

With reasonably positive preseason performances, Milan will want to continue the good vibes.

Milan Primavera 3, Torino Primavera 2: All Three Points

Milan Primavera got their season off the right way when they hosted Torino Primavera on Monday. Despite going up twice, Torino kept equalizing. Even going down to ten men with five minutes left could not stop Renna's boys, they fought back late in stoppage time for the 3-2 victory over Torino and took all three points.

Edoardo Zanaga celebrates scoring the 2nd goal vs. Torino.

Torino 1, Milan 2: Winning Intentionally

After a full year of Allegri's constipated anti-football where his philosophy was to play not to lose, this match was refreshing in that Milan played with intent, they were determined, and they were playing to win (well, at least for 75 minutes or so.) Despite starting lineups that made me wonder if I was in a really bad nightmare or a horror movie where I could not escape (who on earth would start Musah ahead of Modrić?) Milan pinned Torino back for much of the match, not allowing any of our mistake-prone players to lose this match for us. And after Amorim finally did bring Modrić on, along with the recently maligned Rabiot, Milan scored two quick goals to secure the 2-1 win over Torino. This is what it is like when your team is winning intentionally.

United by winning.

Torino-Milan Preview: Facing Abate

Revenge is a dish best served up... on the pitch. And that is what I'm afraid of. Not only has Torino never forgiven us for the 7-0 smackdown we gave them five years ago in their house, now their manager is former Milan player, youth team manager, and ex-BFF of one Zlatan Ibrahimović, Ignazio Abate. Both his job and his friendship with the former Milan player and current RedBird Senior Advisor to Milan ended when Zlatan went all crazy diva soccer mom on both Abate and his father, Benjamino, who had worked for many years as a goalkeeping coach at Milan. Fast forward to 2026, and Abate is now at Torino, his first Serie A managing job, which also happens to be the club we play first this season. Needless to say, I'm not looking forward to facing Abate.

It hurts to see him as the opposition manager, especially after the way Milan treated him.

Milan's Preseason: Press Restart

After setting Milan's management on fire and burning everything to the ground, Gerald Cardinale finally found a new manager and appointed a CEO, as well as promoting people to do the roles-formerly-known-as Technical and Sporting Directors. So, after welcoming new manager Rúben Amorim to Milanello and presenting him to the press, it was time to welcome back the players and get back to work. After a scrimmage with Milan Futuro on July 19th, Milan headed to Scotland to face Celtic on  for their first friendly of the season. Their next stop was Australia, where they played a 1-1 draw with Inter, then on to Indonesia, where they were destroyed 3-0 by Chelsea. Back home to Milano for a couple of days of rest, and then off to Poland to humiliate Manchester United, Amorim's former club, to wrap up Milan's preseason. Press restart.

Milan's restart includes a new manager and a (hopefully) a returning young talent.

Gerald Cardinale: The Deadbeat Dad Has Come Home

Just like a deadbeat father who leaves his family to pursue his own interests, Gerald Cardinale purchased Milan, and for the most part has been absent. But now, like those dads trying to make up for lost time, he has come in and thrown his wallet and his words into Milan, trying to buy our love yet again, after screwing up worse than any owner ever has at Milan. And the worst of it is that now that things are finally moving again, most Milan fans seem to have forgotten what he did to Milan, how he abused and abandoned our family. It is a cautionary tale that fans close their minds off to whenever his wallet opens. Each and every time the deadbeat dad has come home.

How long will his destruction of interest in Milan last this time?

Why Allegri Failed at Milan

In case you are new around here, I am not a fan of Massimiliano Allegri. But even though I did not want him to return to Milan last summer, I acknowledged that he should be able to at least get us back to the Champions League. At the very least. Especially with the players we ended up signing and no midweek matches. It should have been something he could have done in his sleep, even with his anti-football tactics. And yet he did not even manage to do that. It's almost inconceivable that he did not, but here is why Allegri failed at Milan.

Allegri was just phoning it in all season.

Why Losing Igli Tare was Milan's Biggest Loss of the Season

Milan suffered a lot of losses this past season. But I would argue that the greatest loss was Sporting Director Igli Tare. Not only was he one of two people in all of management who was qualified and experienced at his job, he was the only one reportedly distraught by way the season ended and not being able to have helped Milan achieve Champions League qualification as the goal. He actually achieved everything he was supposed to, and then some, yet Gerald just threw him out like garbage. His love for Milan, for football, and for our players quietly shone through the entire season and all the behind-the-scenes drama. And looking back, history will show why losing Igli Tare was Milan's biggest loss of the season.

The biggest loss in a season of massive losses.

The Purge

After years of suffering under his shocking narcissism and incompetence, the self-purported Milan fan Giorgio Furlani is finally gone. As is Geoffrey Moncada, widely thought to be a great scout, but clearly a horrific technical director. Also gone is Massimiliano Allegri (for the second time,) the "guarantee" for Champions League qualification, who could not even deliver that. And, catching strays, Igli Tare, the Sporting Director who brought Milan record capital gains in player sales last season, and also helped clean up an excessively bloated roster created by Exhibits A and B. After not reaching the Champions League qualification, Gerald Cardinale just came in with a flamethrower and took them all out. Or, as some are calling it, The Purge.

Sorry, but you must be this tall to continue to destroy Milan.

Milan 1, Cagliari 2: How the End Always Is

Allegri was a guarantee of Champions League qualification, they said. Even knowing from before he signed to return to Milan that this was not necessarily true, I had hoped that he had one more 90 minutes left on his corto muso winning ticket. But the poetic justice was just too rich, Cagliari were too hungry to humiliate a team that required no more humiliation, and our players just too exhausted from another season of toxic management interfering with sporting success. And with Cagliari's 2-1 win over Milan at the San Siro on the final matchday, the final appearance for so many of our players, it ended like a toxic relationship that we could see coming, but we maybe just wanted to feel good one more time. Fans were left angry and hurt and despondent and numb, as we have become accustomed to with Gerald Cardinale's Milan. It's how the end always is.

We are all Modrić now... exhausted, hurt, angry, uncertain about the future.

Milan-Cagliari Preview: Poetic Justice

Cagliari was Massimiliano Allegri's first Serie A team, where he won his first Panchina d'oro (Golden Bench) award. He came to Milan the first time straight from Cagliari, so it is only fitting that we should be facing Cagliari in our last match with everything on the line. I don't think fans are happy that he's left it to the final day, with four teams vying for two Champions League spots, and literally any two of them could grab them. But it is kind of the pinnacle of Allegri's corto muso philosophy. Always winning "by a nose," always gambling to just pull it off instead of comfortably winning. And for those who willed Allegri here because he was a "guarantee" for Champions League qualification, having to get through 90 more minutes of his anti-football in hopes of grabbing one of the final two Champions League spots is a bit of poetic justice.

Losing either of these players because of Allegri's tactics would only be poetic justice for our rivals.

Genoa 1, Milan 2: Miracle at the Marassi

Milan won. When they absolutely had no other choice but to get three points to salvage their entire season, they did it. And they did it in one of the most hostile stadiums, too, where home fans caused a full five minutes stoppage in the match with smoke from flares. A statement 2-1 win over Genoa to make their case for Champions League qualification. Just when we thought they were down, they proved we were not out. After months of an attack that has been painfully toothless, the team gathered themselves together, believed in themselves, and created a miracle at the Marassi.

The team showed just how tight-knit they are by pulling off a miracle at the Marassi.

Genoa-Milan Preview: Shipwrecked

In true Serie A fashion, all Serie A matches for week 37 where there was something to play for were not just scheduled simultaneously, but also (finally) scheduled for lunchtime. You know, the hottest time of day? This is when Milan will face the port city of Genoa at the Marassi. With a team that are mentally and physically tattered and torn, missing three more players to suspension, the prospect is quite grim. Add to that the keg of gun powder that is Milan's current management, and this match is a disaster waiting to happen. Even if they somehow pull off the win, it will not be easy. No matter the final result, at the end of 90 minutes, fans will likely be feeling shipwrecked.

Even our stalwart defense is breaking.

Milan 2, Atalanta 3: On the Brink

As expected, there was something that held far more interest than the match, something that eclipsed even the club's misguided tribute to mothers once again on Mother's Day. I speak, of course, of the fans protesting Furlani. Not just Furlani, but everyone at the Club, from the top of management on down. No one was spared. And when the team on the pitch crumbled once again, thousands of fans even walked out on them as well. Atalanta's 3-2 win over Milan is a very generous scoreline to Milan, who capitulated early and for 80 long, painful minutes. And yet their loss, the risk of not playing Champions League, was not even the worst thing that happened this week. That's what happens when your club is on the brink.

To be fair, they asked nicer last year.

Milan-Atalanta Preview: Furlani Fury

Milan are hosting their Lombardy rivals Atalanta, who have often caused more than trouble for the Rossoneri (at least with Gasperini at the helm.) However, Milan fans, like the Eye of Sauron, have turned their anger to a tiny little man who was crowned CEO of AC Milan three and a half years ago, despite having zero experience as a CEO or in football at all. For example, there is a petition demanding he is fired that has over 40,000 signatures as of this writing. And Cardinale... imagine buying a club for €1.2 billion and putting some investment portfolio hobbit in charge of your investment? And yet, after getting Maldini fired, being on the opposite side of every rift in management, and destroying the sporting sector, trading players in and out like the stock market, requiring the sale of a big player to be sold every June just to balance the books, rumors are that the people who actually know football are on their way out, no communication, and this little traitorous rat-faced weasel is reportedly staying for good. But the fans will not allow that to happen quietly. So, while there will be a football match Sunday night, fans are far more focused on sharing their Furlani fury.

How Milan fans feel right now.

Sassuolo 2, Milan 0: Self-annihilation

They say that if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten. For Allegri, that includes specializing in losing to Sassuolo. But Allegri likes to prove them wrong by actually making things progressively worse using the same tired, ineffective, and dreaded tactics. This 2-0 loss to Sassuolo was preventable, but so have most of our dropped points been this season. As he has always done, Allegri has stifled and choked our attack and is simultaneously deflating morale in the squad with his stubborn tactics, despite having some of the highest quality players Milan has had in years. It's all part of his special form of self-annihilation.

Despite beginning with the most united spirits, they managed to collectively destroy this match.

Sassuolo-Milan Preview: Complacency Hangover

Milan travel to Sassuolo Sunday afternoon to face our Kryptonite team, which are, coincidentally green. And with perfect timing, Berardi, who has scored the most against Milan, will be back from suspension to face us. Coming off of a disappointing stretch where Milan lost four matches after going 24 unbeaten, Milan need to win enough of our final four matches to ensure we play in the Champions League next season. And although the Mapei is where we won our Scudetto four years ago, and we have not lost there since 2016, Milan have. not been playing convincing football. After the scoreless draw with Juventus last week, Milan will need to be wary of a complacency hangover.

Let's win this for Modrić.

Milan 0, Juventus 0: The Price of Mediocrity

For years, Italians talked about enticing American investors, about the "American business model" in sports, thinking it was so glamorous. And for years, I have tried to warn them. In this fourth year of Gerald & Friends' ownership, I think most people are finally understanding what I was trying to say. And with another 0-0 draw with Juve, two more dropped points in our pursuit of a Champions League qualification spot, the message is very clear. However, just in case people missed it, the Curva Sud were there to remind everyone, as they created a €139 formation in protest of the €139 price tag for the tickets for this match. The quality of football has gone down, the price of tickets have gone up, and the San Siro has become more of a tourist destination for the wealthier foreigners than it is a fortress for passionate Milan fans. And that, my friends, is the price of mediocrity.

The price of mediocre football, a Curva robbed of their colors, and a stadium of tourists

Milan-Juventus Preview: Back to the Future

In the race for a Champions League spot this season, this match becomes incredibly significant. Milan come into this weekend in second place, but only on goal differential over Napoli, while Juventus have that fourth spot, but are only three points behind Milan. Yet in such a consequential match, one cannot help but do a double take. Allegri, Rabiot, and De Winter are all on Milan's side after their long histories with the Bianconeri, whilst Kalulu and of course, Locatelli are wearing the criminal black and white stripes, having both played for Milan. With an already intense rivalry, this one will have fans doing double takes and looking to the past as they attempt to qualify for a top four spot. Both sides will be looking back to the future.

Will Juve's past determine Milan's future?

Verona 0, Milan 1: Tired of the Torture

Watching football should not be so exasperatingly exhausting. Particularly when we pull up with world class players like Luka Modrić, Adrien Rabiot, Mike Maignan, and Rafa Leão to play a team that is a mere formality away from relegation. Everyone talks about how Milan needs a new striker, but Allegri leaves his actual strikers on the bench, instead, severely hindering his top wingers. Like seriously, he is the only person in the universe who thinks Leão should play center forward. And even with the 1-0 win over Verona, it felt like we had survived a massive natural disaster instead of just watching a football match. And that's not even taking into account the racist abuse from Verona fans, which, of course, went unreported and unpunished. Because the only thing worse than being racially abused in front of 21,000 fans is for the powers that be to dismiss it entirely and for no justice to be served. Honestly, I'm just tired of the torture.

Winners. Trauma survivors.