Milan dropped two precious points against Cremonese Wednesday, losing ground to Lazio, Juventus, Inter, and Atalanta in the Champions League race. The Rossoneri are level with Roma, which shared the spoils with Monza, and La Dea, but are now outside looking in the top four.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport points out, Stefano Pioli’s decision to rest most of his men didn’t pay off. It happened also in previous matches against Empoli and Bologna. While the strategy bore fruits in Champions League, where they looked fresher than Napoli, the backups have struggled in Serie A, leading to disappointing results.
Milan will have to intervene in multiple roles to have better depth in the summer. Divock Origi had an okay performance, but he hasn’t scored since January 29th. The Rossoneri have shortlisted a few options to fill their glaring need for a better Olivier Giroud deputy.
Aster Vranckx and Fode Ballo-Touré drew rare starts but didn’t have good displays. The management is mulling whether to keep the young Belgian, who has played very little so far. Instead, they already seem to have made up their mind about the defender, as they are eyeing multiple Italian left-backs.
Charles De Ketelaere squandered another opportunity to snap out of his slump. He missed a clear-cut header when the result was nil-nil. He received the support of the Curva, but the chants seemed mocking as the game progressed. In 36 appearances with Milan, his production has been limited to just one assist. He has started only five times in 2023 and rarely ever featured in Champions League.
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