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Alvaro Morata, Khephren Thuram, and Timothy Weah all went down with thigh strains in the opener, focing Juventus and Milan to adjust.

Milan Star Striker Delivers Honest Assessment of Dismal Atalanta Defeat

December 7, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Atalanta, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025 Leave a comment

Alvaro Morata was on the scoresheet, but Milan slumped to a season-defining 2-1 loss at Serie A leaders Atalanta on Friday evening. Despite holding up his end of the bargain, the Spaniard couldn't help the Rossoneri avoid defeat at the Gewiss Stadium.

The recent antics by Theo Hernandez risk jeopardizing the negotiation to extend his contract with Milan, which was already challenging.

Milan Player Ratings vs Atalanta: Theo Unrecognizable

December 6, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Atalanta, Player Ratings, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025 Leave a comment

Milan may have effectively given up their Serie A title hopes with a disheartening 2-1 defeat at high-flying Atalanta on Friday night. Another disappointing result leaves the Rossoneri a whopping ten points adrift of table-topping Napoli, who will take on Lazio on Sunday.

Milan Player Ratings vs Empoli: Reijnders Reigns Supreme

November 30, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Empoli, Player Ratings, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025 Leave a comment

Paulo Fonseca's side took advantage of a foggy evening in Milan to return to winning ways in Serie A with a commanding 3-0 home win against bottom-half Empoli. Tijjani Reijnders stole the spotlight at Stadio San Siro with yet another brace this season, helping the Rossoneri arrest a two-game winless league streak.

Rafael Leao will begin on the bench in Tuesday’s Champions League clash versus Slovan Bratislava. Noah Okafor will get the nod.

Leao to Be Benched Again Versus Slovan Bratislava

November 26, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Champions League, Italian Football, Serie A Leave a comment

Rafael Leao will begin on the bench in Tuesday’s Champions League clash versus Slovan Bratislava. Noah Okafor will take his place in the XI. The Portuguese star was used as a sub thrice in a stretch of four matches lately.

Geoffrey Moncada has been at Milan since 2019, first as head scout, then getting promoted to technical director in 2023. He spoke up in an interview.

Apical Milan Executive Offers a Peek Behind the Curtain

November 22, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Calciomercato, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Transfer Market Leave a comment

Geoffrey Moncada has been at Milan since 2019, first as head scout, then getting promoted to technical director in 2023. He spoke about a few topics in an interview: “We’ve been negotiating with Theo Hernandez and Mike Maignan for two months."

After being benched for a few games, Rafael Leao returned to the XI and delivered versus Real Madrid. He’s set to start again versus Cagliari.

Milan Enjoy Re-Engaged Leao but Lose Star for Cagliari

November 8, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Cagliari, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025

After being benched for a few games, Rafael Leao returned to the XI and delivered versus Real Madrid. He’s set to start again versus Cagliari. The previous decisions were mostly a motivating tool by Paulo Fonseca.

Serie A Preview: Cagliari vs Milan – Team news, Line-ups & Prediction

November 7, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Cagliari, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025

Unipol Domus is the venue as relegation-battling Cagliari and title-bidding Milan go head-to-head in a high-stakes Serie A encounter. Saturday's clash in Sardinia arrives at an opportune moment for the visitors.

Milan Player Ratings vs Real Madrid: French Trio Excels

November 5, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Champions League, Player Ratings, Real Madrid, Serie A

Milan defied the odds and history to beat reigning UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid 3-1 in a stunning game at Santiago Bernabeu. Paulo Fonseca's side headed into proceedings as outsiders but outperformed all expectations to take home three precious points.

The Scudetto race will heat up in Serie A in the next few rounds thanks to a few head-to-head clashes, starting with Inter-Juventus.

Five Necessary Adjustments for the Top Serie A Teams

October 25, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Tactical Trends

The burgeoning Scudetto race will heat up in the next few rounds thanks to a few head-to-head clashes, starting with Inter-Juventus, revealing real contenders and pretenders. Most sides are still a work in progress after their summer moves and would benefit from a few tweaks.

Milan Boss Paulo Fonseca Contemplating Insane Line-up Changes Vs Udinese

October 19, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025, Udinese

Under-pressure Milan manager is contemplating a significant squad overhaul ahead of Saturday's home match against Udinese. According to Calciomercato, the Portuguese tactician is considering dislodging several first-team regulars from his starting line-up, including Rafael Leao.

Milan have wrapped up their second summer addition, as Strahinja Pavlovic officially completed the process to join from RB Salzburg on Wednesday.

Under-Fire Milan Boss Paulo Fonseca Plots Another Tactical Overhaul After Back-To-Back Defeats

October 10, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025

Just as it looked like Paulo Fonseca could turn the corner at Milan, his see-saw tenure at Stadio San Siro took two massive hits. Back-to-back defeats to Bayer Leverkusen and Fiorentina on the stroke of October's international break forced the Portuguese manager back to the drawing board.

Olivier Giroud is keeping up with all things Milan from the United States and talked highly of his successors Alvaro Morata and Tammy Abraham.

Giroud Lauds Morata and Abraham and Defends Leao

September 30, 2024 Enrico Passarella AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A, Serie A 2024-2025

Olivier Giroud is keeping up with all things Milan from the United States and talked highly of his successors Alvaro Morata and Tammy Abraham: "I don’t know if any other team in Italy and Europe can boast so much variety and complementarity up front."

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