Milan-Newcastle ends 0-0, The news in a match of the 1st day of group F of the Champions League
A good film with an ending not in line with the script. There’s something that doesn’t add up at the end credits of Milan-Newcastle. Eurovision film with only one protagonist, but with the extra taking on a role disproportionate to the performance offered. It ends 0-0 at San Siro, without that happy ending that seemed destined to crown the Rossoneri’s hour and a half of play. Proactive but imprecise, hungry but not satisfied. Newcastle started strong and evaporated quickly like the foam of a beer that remains too still in the mug. It’s the result that counts, but in Pioli’s glass half full there is the psychological response after the knockout in the derby. In the first three-quarters of an hour of the match, only one team plays the game and Milan’s demerit, if anything, is that of not being able to break the balance. The statistics at halftime say 14 Milan attempts, with 6 saves by Pope, and 2 for the guests. Who ended the last Premier League with the best defence, like City. In the second half the story changes little, even if in the final the guests also try to place the twist with Longstraff who in full recovery unleashes Newcastle’s only real opportunity, with the ball deflected into a corner by Sportiello’s flight. Yes, because as if the 0-0 wasn’t enough, Milan suffered Maignan’s muscle injury. Exit with 10 minutes to go due to a flexor problem, shortly after Loftus-Cheek also left the scene due to injury. And to say that the incipit was of a completely different tone, with what San Siro knew it could offer and which it did not fail to give: chants for Tonali and Pioli during the warm-up, to reiterate how much Rossoneri pride is capable of to go beyond even a difficult defeat like the one in the derby. For the former Tonali player, a sign of the cross upon entering the pitch and an unconditional reflection of the gaze that points in the direction of the South and its choreography. And it is perhaps precisely to make the weight of history count less that Newcastle started very high at the start and brought pressure right into the opponent’s area. However, the balance on the field changes quickly and will never be re-established. It’s the 12th minute when Pobega shoots from distance and Pope puts his fists in, then reiterates on Chukwueze. The opportunities blow the cap and offer Milan the opportunity to show their effervescence. Giroud and Krunic try, Theo heads and Loftus-Cheek, good at often moving behind Tonali and finding the shot. Then Giroud again with a turn into the area from two steps. And Leao, who enters the area after freeing himself from three defenders, but stumbles with an unlikely backheel and thwarts the biggest opportunity. Kept alive, Newcastle adapted to large spaces and high tempos in the second half, like on the stage of a Premier League match. Loftus-Cheek wins almost all the duels with Tonali, but leaves due to injury after running shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor, who in turn leaves the field. Leao dived header from Florenzi’s cross, then Pulisic and Theo shot, but nothing that could change the result. A lot, but too little to break the balance before the closing credits.
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2023-09-19 21:39:00
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