Milan and Stefano Pioli are one point away from the title. The Rossoneri will have the opportunity to end an 11-year drought in Sunday’s game versus Sassuolo. The gaffer has already dispelled a few taboos and interrupted multiple losing streaks, both personally or team-related, in the last two seasons.
For instance, the manager got his first win against Juventus in July 2020. Milan came back and prevailed 4-2 at home against a team that would eventually win the Scudetto. He had collected 15 losses, and 5 draws versus the Bianconeri beforehand, as Sky relays. The Rossoneri had not come out on top against the Old Lady in 11 clashes.
Later that year, Pioli and Milan bested Antonio Conte and Inter in October thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace in the early going. The Rossoneri had not taken home the Derby in five years. The gaffer had collected six defeats and three ties in the previous nine meetings with the colleague. During the 2021-2022 season, he corraled his first victory over Luciano Spalletti after 11 tries, where he had come a cropper on eight occasions.
With Pioli at the helm, Milan ransacked Napoli and the Juventus Stadium, snapping out of ten-year slumps in those respects. The Rossoneri were able to exorcise the “fatal Verona”, where they lost the title twice in recent history. They also broke the Atalanta curse in their most recent tilt: La Dea had lost in San Siro in eight years, as their last missteps dated back to January 2014. The gaffer will be eyeing his first title Sunday.