After the World Cup break in November and December, Milan already lost the friendly match against Arsenal, Liverpool and PSV at the end of 2022. When Serie A resumed on January 4, Salernitana won 1-2 on January 4, but then followed a sad series of games of five defeats and two draws.
Milan therefore dropped to sixth place in Serie A, but is back in third place after tonight’s victory. The differences behind leader Napoli are very small, with which an exciting battle awaits for the three remaining Champions League tickets in the Italian league. Milan became national champions for the first time in eleven years last season, but will now have to focus on the battle for Champions League tickets for next season.
In this season’s Champions League, coach Stefano Pioli’s team will face Tottenham Hotspur next Tuesday. Antonio Conte was back on the training field with the number five in the Premier League on Friday, after he had to rest for more than a week after his gallbladder had to be removed in hospital.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was once again in AC Milan’s match selection for the first time since the championship game at Sassuolo on May 22, 2022, but the 41-year-old Swede remained on the bench. The striker still fully believes that he can be of value to AC Milan. ,,I am still God and still number 1. I don’t want to return to the field out of charity. When I come on the field, I do it to get results and to do what I’ve always done,” Ibrahimovic told Italy’s Sport Mediaset.
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