In the early morning of April 20, Beijing time, in the second leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, AC Milan lost 0-3 to Inter Milan. In this game, AC Milan did not fall behind in the scene, but the ability to seize opportunities was far inferior to Inter, Inter scored 3 goals in 4 of the 10 shots on goal, while Milan scored 6 shots on goal with 19 feet but failed to score, and finally the Rossoneri could only accept the bitter fruit of defeat.
In the last four matches, AC Milan have suffered three clean sheets, and they have struggled on the offensive end, first in the league by Bologna and Turin, who are not too strong, and then by Inter in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia, which directly led to Milan's setbacks on both fronts, the league lead was lost, and the Coppa Italia was eliminated.
The reasons for AC Milan's lack of offensive weakness are manifold, such as the lack of a front-back position, Brahim Díaz losing his vitality at the beginning of the season, Casey is also unable to work, and there is a lack of sufficient connection between the midfield players, and it is not feasible to rely on Rafael Leo's blind breakthrough alone. In addition, the invasion of injuries has also had a great impact on Milan, from the first half of the season, Milan has been deeply troubled by injuries, until now, there are still many key players who can not play due to injury.
Facing Inter Milan, Ibrahimovic hung up the exemption card, Rebić suffered knee discomfort during the warm-up in midfield and eventually failed to play, and Castilejo missed the game due to an ankle injury. By the final moments of the game, no one could use Pioli but to replace the 18-year-old Ražetic. The new striker introduced in the winter window has been playing in the youth team before, and this game is also his first appearance in the first team, with little room for performance in the 4-minute regular playing time.
In fact, as early as the league against Turin, Pioli put Ražetic on the big list, the purpose is to replace the veteran Giroud with him in the event of an unexpected situation, but the young man who debuted in the five major leagues can not be alone, can only see Pioli's helplessness. Judging by this season's performance, Olivier Giroud's 11 goals and 3 assists in 33 games is good enough, and Rafael Leo's 12 goals and 6 assists in 37 games are also remarkable, but their league goals are not in the top ten of the Serie A top scorers list.
For the difficulties that the team is now encountering, the club's sporting director Maldini also sees in his eyes, while looking for a successor for central defender Romagnoli, he is also actively introducing forward players, Liverpool striker Origi and Real Madrid striker Asensio are the target candidates for Milan's summer window reinforcements, and I believe that the reinforced Milan forward can make the red and black fans refreshed next season.