Milan-Atalanta 0-1, goal by Ederson | Serie A

There are those who continue on the path of resurrection and those who continue their infinite via crucis. On Easter day, Atalanta still wins, leaving the triplets of the triptych between March and April -Ko with Inter, Fiorentina and Lazio behind it definitively behind her -and protects third place from the Bologna furnishing attempt and from the imaginable Juve assault tomorrow in Parma. It is an goddess Deluxe away from away: none like Bergamo. AC Milan still falls, it remains sadly nailed to the dishonor of ninth place, continues in the allergy almost total towards the first -rate teams and, if there was ever need, certifies that to raise a place in the Europa League it is better to really dedicate yourself to the Italian Cup. Of course, if these were the general tests in view of Wednesday’s second round against Inter, there is no optimistic to be very optimistic. But not because the Rossoneri played badly in themselves: simply because continuing to give goals with a disconcerting defensive phase, it becomes difficult to set any goal. Conceiçao confirmed the three -way line, which actually still kept quite well in the game. But on the action that led to Ederson’s goal all the mechanisms were blown, yet another chapter of the usual script. Once upon a time there was a Milan that the Champions League was played against the goddess. A century seems to have passed.

the choices

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Conceiçao confirms the eleven of the previous performance, and it is news: he had never done it. So team reiterated in men-Jovic center forward, Jimenez and Hernandez on the wings-and above all in the game system: 3-4-3 as in Udine, with Tomori, Cage and Pavlovic in front of the Maignan recovered. Gasp in defense left both Kossounou and Toloi out, choosing to centralize Bellanova, with Cuadrado wide on the right and Pasalic to support Lookman and Rettegui. In the defensive phase, the five to the first half gave good indications because it did not grant that depth in which the goddess loves to paste. A careful Milan in closures and outings, ordered and quite peaceful in reading the game. Atalanta in the first round has never really been able to light up. Premise: there were 45 minutes rather boring, rhythms that are anything but excellent, the attention and search for the clean pass to the closest partner compared to the desire to attempt the game prevailed. Intriguing the duel in the band between Hernandez and Cuadrado, the Nerazzurri pushed above all to the right with all due respect to Lookman, little served and certainly was a shame: when he was put in the condition to aim Jimenez, he freed it at speed with flakingness. His companions then remedied in the second half.

phrase

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On the other side the improvements of Hernandez, in the approach and also in practical terms, should be recorded and confirmed. Nothing epochal, but it is as if the new system had removed him anklets from two kilos each. Light race, insertions, even if his test will be stained by the failure to read on the Nerazzurri goal. A lot more effort, if anything for Reijnders, imprisoned between Ederson and De Roon, and forced to think in lightning times and in a few centimeters of the field. A number of busted supports do not consume his rank is the evident proof. Milan started with the desire to lead the dances but, as usual, the flow of the hourglass led him to lower and leave the ball between his opponent’s feet. Advantage of which Atalanta, unable to raise the rhythm, benefited very little. Best goddess of the Rossoneri in the overall phrasing, yes, but then lost in the moment of finding the best solution in the last third of the field, with stacks harnessed by Cage and Pavlovic. In short, little or nothing in terms of emotions. A single, real jolcot throughout the first half: minute 43, jimenez’s imbecapading for Jovic who turned magnificently in the area making Bellanova pivot but, with the whole door in front, he put out of his left. Super, and great waste movement.

reinterpretation

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A flash that must have generated good sensations because Milan has returned to the field after the interval with ferocity. Ten minutes to one -way, goddess crushed in the last thirty meters with balls that emerged from all sides. Reijders, Fofana, Leao, Cuadrado tried brutally knocked Hernandez launched on the counterattack. A siege, broken at the moment of maximum intensity. First Gasp revisited the defense – inside Toloi and Kossounoou (Dijmsiti Out injured) – and then the goddess went to the hole (62 ‘) putting back the usual limits of the Rossoneri defensive phase: Lookman’s cross on the second post, Torre di Bellanova for the winning insertion of Ederson. Fofana Immobile to observe and Theo Immobile instead of climbing. About ten minutes later, Rettegui sent out a step away from the door, Conceiçao inserted Joao Felix and Milan tried some assault which however became less and less lucid with the passing of the minutes. Praterias wide open for the Bergamo restarts, who informed themselves on Maignan until the final whistle. Goddess to celebrate under his fans, whistles from the rest of the Meazza. At Milan all that remains is to cling to the Italian Cup.