Having reached the goal in the Champions League, the coach is called to a new step: it is necessary to make sense of the inclusion of the various Adli, De Ketelaere, Thiaw, Dest and Vranckx
In no particular order: Giroud’s goals, Krunic’s stamp, Leao’s drifting, Messias’ protractor, Tomori’s rescues, Hernandez’s percussions, Tonali’s and Bennacer’s phosphorus. Okay, let’s stop here: this is enough to describe Milan admitted to the grand ball of the sixteen beauties of Europe. First goal of the season reached and, as Pioli and Maldini said in unison, this is only the beginning because it is a group that still carries ample room for improvement.