Very important day for Milan: the Rossoneri are playing a big part of their future against Genoa. We need to win against Grifone and against Cagliari to qualify for the Champions League. Massimiliano Allegri is trying to prepare the team for the very delicate away match given that it is not an easy situation due to what is happening off the pitch
The Rossoneri coach's work this week has been more complicated than usual. The coach from Livorno reminded the team that the voices outside count relatively: the task of the players on the pitch is to achieve the Champions League objective regardless of everything.
Milan: obiettivo Champions
Milan are masters of their own destiny and reminded the whole team of this, underlining how important it is to find solidity, unity and compactness: also for this reason they opted for the retreat at the Carnago sports centre. A lot is expected from his team, a sense of responsibility towards the club and the fans who have never lacked their support, although in recent days a banner was displayed at Milanello that smacked of a warning: club problems are one thing, winning the Champions League is another. These are the coach's statements in the press conference: "Milan always comes first before everything and everyone. We are all passing through, everyone has to work to leave something important, always in the interest of the club. Mistakes are one thing, and I am the first to make them, the seriousness we put at the club's disposal is another thing. We all make mistakes, me more than anyone. But the professionalism we put into the club is something else. And that must never be missing."
I precedenti di Genoa-Milan
For the 77th time in their history, the two teams will compete on Ligurian soil. The first match dates back to May 5, 1901, valid for the championship final of that year. That day, Milan beat their opponents 0-3 thanks to an own goal by a rossoblù player whose name is unknown and goals by Herbert Kilpin and Ettore Negretti. More importantly, that match allowed the Devil to win the title of Italian Champion for the first time in its history. To date, the statistics of the matches in Genoa are balanced: 26 draws and 25 wins for both teams. Last season, the two clubs played against May 5th and, after Vitinha's rossoblù goal, Milan won thanks to Morten Frendrup's own goal and Rafael Leao's goal.
Fondamentale il recupero di Modric
After the blow suffered in the match against Juventus, some good news arrives for the fans: Modric will be available. Fundamental recovery for the heart of the Rossoneri midfield. Here are Allegri's words: "This is positive news, Luka is available. He trained with the team after two weeks, tried on the mask and is available. Tomorrow he will come with us. Ricci had a sprained ankle, apart from the disqualified players the others are fine".
Saelemaekers, Estupinan and Rafael Leao are disqualified after the yellow card against Atalanta, while the Croatian midfielder recovered in record time from a fractured cheekbone and will sit on the bench. Pulisic's condition remains to be understood, but in the meantime Giménez is favored to play with Nkunku. Athekame starts, Jashari as director given the sprained ankle suffered by Ricci.
Le probabili formazioni
GENOA (3-4-1-2): Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Ellertsson, Frendrup, Malinovskyi, Martin; Baldanzi; Colombo, Vitinha. All. De Rossi
MILAN (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Athekame, Fofana, Jashari, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Giménez, Nkunku. All. Allegri