Allegri after Bologna-Milan: “It’s more important to watch your back”

The snout this time is long. And it could have been even more so. For once, I’ll banish narrow victories: Milan dominating the match without allowing the opponent to ever question it may not be an absolute first of the season, but it’s certainly something that doesn’t happen often. And then, from the comforting and comfortable victory of Dall’Ara comes another lesson, as banal as it is evident: when you avoid giving away the first half, everything becomes easier. But think about it. The Devil who wins Bologna brings with him a double declaration of intent: a warning to Inter – watch out for distractions… – and another loud and clear to the rest of the competition for the Champions League: now the distance from fifth place is seven points. It won’t be a cliffhanger, but it’s starting to be an interesting prospect. A fact that deserves to be underlined, in addition to the twenty-second useful result in a row: Milan reached 50 points after 23 games for only the third time in the era of three points for a win.

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“This was a game to be played seriously because they were very close at the back – says Allegri after the match -. The boys were very good in both the defensive and offensive phases. It was a good game but we could have done even better in managing the ball, with more precise and decisive plays. Tonight we played better because the two up front made the right movements, we found vent both in depth and with the ball on us. It was important to get to 50 points, the aim is to stay in the top four and it won’t be easy. On the 3-0 we defended well, not conceding a goal is always a good thing. It’s more important to look behind than at those in front because the championship is still long and there are still a lot of points to get back into the Champions League. Let’s enjoy this break, because we won’t be able to play next weekend, and we’ll try to make the most of the time.”