AC Milan prevailed in the Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi last night, beating Monza 3-1, and they will thus head into the new season with good confidence. So, what are the main takeaways from the friendly against Alessandro Nesta’s side, let’s take a look!
The season opener is now just three days away and while some questioned the scheduling of the Monza friendly (including yours truly), it did end up working well. Fonseca fielded two XIs, one for each half plus a few more subs, and no one was drained of energy as a result.
If you haven’t, we recommend checking out the player ratings for the game as well, seeing as some of them did really well. But for now, let’s take a look at three things we learned.
Attacking flair
The biggest positive from yesterday’s game was without a doubt the attacking flair. In the first half, Alexis Saelemaekers was toying with the defenders at times and Rafael Leao gave his trademark run a go a couple of times too. Chances were created, which is something Milan struggled with at times last season.
Yes, the defence is first on the list of things to fix, but it’s nice to see that all of the attackers are contributing to Milan doing well. Even in the second half we saw some great movement, with Mattia Liberali getting a nutmeg in straight away and Noah Okafor bursting down the flank towards goal. And Luka Jovic, like a striker, was at the right place at the right time.
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