Milan-Lecce 3-0 Italian Cup, GOAL GIMENEZ NKUNKU PULISIC

An evening like this, before getting on the orttage with Naples and Juve, is good for the spirit and the soul. AC Milan does not simply enter the 19th century Italian Cup -in December the challenge with Lazio at the Olimpico -but breaks into it with the awareness of an increasingly evident strength and mentality. A healthy team, which now offers to those who observe it the clear feeling of starting to have fun as well. Lecce, which is practically not taken off for Milan and also remained in ten after even twenty minutes, was certainly the perfect sparring partner to strengthen the Rossoneri self -esteem, but a total reworking process is really in place in Milanello. In the game, in attention, in the attitude. It ended 3-0, with many good news: Gimenez who unlocked himself, Nkunku who signed his first Rossoneri goal in Acrobatia, Pulisic who confirms himself more and more breed striker. But the goals could have been twice as much, and even more: it is not the first time that it happens and on the occasions-report relationship it is better that Allegri (in the stands also this time) works. For the rest, fourth victory and fourth Clean Sheet in a row, the fifth in the six seasonal releases. The fort is very well protected.

the choices

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Allegri did not upset the team in the full sense of the term, but it was still something more than a simple lift: five movement players changed compared to Udine and, presumably, compared to Napoli. Forward debut from the first minute for Nkunku, in the median Ricci on the noble territories of Modric and Loftus-Cheek favorite in Fofana, on the left Bartesaghi and De Winter (also at the first as a starter) at the center of the defense instead of cage. Maignan, on which prudence seemed to prevail, convinced everyone with the auditor’s audition. Di Francesco entrusted the attack to Camarda, with N’dri and dying on the sides. In goal the deputy of Falcone, fruchtl.

Climb

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Lecce found itself in ten after only eighteen minutes, but it would be wrong to talk about decisive episode. It was a game from one -way inertia from the beginning: the numerical inferiority did nothing but increase the slope of the Giallorossi climb until it actually impractical. To understand better: in the first nine laps of Lancetta, Milan lined up four balls clean goals: Gimenez (wrong stop and conclusion on fruchtl outgoing), loftus-cheek (rescue on the Siebert line), Rabiot (great parade of the Giallorossi goalkeeper, but the French could certainly do better) and Nkunku (full pole from a secluded position but far from impossible). Plus another couple of gimenez ideas that are not successful. In short, a single team on the pitch even in eleven against eleven, thanks to the constant pressure of the Rossoneri median who immediately made that of Difra disappear. A pressure that has not limited itself to the heart of the field, also moving in the last thirty meters with the effect of choosing any attempt to restart from Lecce in the bud. Camarda, in front, remained disconsolate to observe, without supplies.

Search for spaces

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Just as with Bologna and Udinese the (new) particularly precious value of the devil was the ability to create dangers in many different ways. Knocking on the bands – Saelemaekers and Bartesaghi lucid and incisive to the cross – and also slipping into central streets. That’s why the occasions have gone from Gimenez’s feet as well as from Rabiot, Loftus-Cheek and Nkunku. Interesting movements, those of French, combined with a precise foot and an intelligent search for spaces. It was precisely with one of these flicks that Lecce remained in ten: Nkunku freed himself with Siebert, who laid it down to the edge of the area. Tremolada first extracted the yellow and then, after checking the monitor, he sent it to the shower. Milan passed two minutes later (20 ‘): Bartesaghi’s low cross from left on which Gimenez reckless in the small area. Here it is, the goal of liberation, expected since the beginning of the season. Lecce’s hints? Nobody, and therefore Milan continued to sow: Rabiot’s crossbar, who is confirmed as a master of insertion, a right of loftus outside a handful of centimeters, a magnificent punishment by Pavlovic (yes, Pavlovic) with half a miracle of fruchtl. The recovery began without variations in the score. An uninterrupted Rossoneri monologue that generated a Loftus pole and a slipper in the curve of Nkunku, who then polished the foot a few minutes later (51 ‘): cross on the second pole of Saelemaekers and goal by Christopher in scissor on the far post. Meazza standing and first balloon (red) swollen with French. Rossoneri people liked a lot. There was still room for the trio signed by Pulisic (then, even another pole): on such an evening the signing of the bomber could not be missing.