We are lucky enough to admire one of the most extraordinary players in the recent history of Italian football, let’s enjoy it. What Zlatan Ibrahimovic is doing is something more unique than rare: being decisive at 39. The goals and plays are of the highest school, but it is the determination he puts on the pitch that leaves everyone speechless, being constantly at the center of everything. AC Milan against Bologna were spectacular for 75 minutes with phrasing in the strait at the edge of the penalty area, easily building sides between forwards and midfielders to find the right insertion, and it must be admitted that Pioli did a great job. On the other hand, the numbers don’t lie: the Rossoneri are unbeaten in 13 league games (10 wins and 3 draws), and it is the longest running streak in Serie A. Milan had not reached at least 13 unbeaten games since April 2013 , in that case fourteen. Finally we see a team that has its own identity, knows what to do when it has the ball and when the opponents are in control.
To be meticulous we must admit that to be a serious contender for fourth place, Milan would have to fill at least 2-3 gaps to fight until the last day in Serie A, and reach the bottom of the Europa League. The central defender has absolute priority as we have been repeating for weeks now, and the confirmation also came from the words of Paolo Maldini. Then pay attention to the last 2-3 days of the market. If Milan were to overcome the playoffs on 1 October, until 5 (the day the transfer market closes), the Rossoneri could fix the squad with another midfielder and an winger. There are many clubs that have redundant players and in order to streamline the budget they are willing to lend them on loan or with advantageous formulas and Milan is attentive to these particular situations.
Unless Lucas Paqueta leaves. If Milan were to sell the Brazilian in these days, they could unlock the last part of the market and provide the club here with 22-23 million essential to focus on another quality element. Much depends on its release and it is now clear that Paquetà is totally out of Stefano Pioli’s project. First the exclusion for technical choice in the Europa League, then not even a minute in the league against Bologna. The former Flamengo is on the sidelines of the project and is a total flop for how much the company spent to buy it almost two years ago. The only hope for Milan is that Lyon or some Spanish club that is following Lucas, formulate an official offer to be submitted to the management, because to date it has not yet arrived in the offices in via Aldo Rossi. There have been phone calls and attempts by Paquetà’s agent to get him started, especially with Lyon, but the final acceleration has not yet taken place. It would be important for Milan to complete this other important transfer after having done it with Piatek and Suso last January.
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