AC Milan needed the contribution of their stars to win against Inter last night, and Theo Hernandez stepped up in a big way.
To tell the story of the match played by Theo Hernandez yesterday in Riyadh in the derby against Inter that gave the eighth Italian Super Cup in history to Milan, La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanNews) decided to start from the end.
After Sergio Conceicao finished his dance with the cigar in his mouth, the Portuguese coach turns and the first one he hugged was Theo, also unleashed to the rhythm of the music and with a smile that had not been seen on his face for months.
The expedition to Saudi Arabia – in addition to the Supercoppa Italiana brought back to the Rossoneri’s trophy cabinet after eight years – also brings back a Theo who is shaking off the negative residue of an unrecognisable first part of the season.
After the Juventus game we had seen something: the game had not been great for the Frenchman but in the huddle at the end Conceicao put his arm around him. Yesterday, however, the full-back was back to his devastating best.
The Frenchman is the emblem of the work on the minds of the players that Conceicao seems to have managed to do in so few days. With a goal from a free-kick and an assist for the equaliser, Hernandez showed the attitude of a leader and even admitted his own shortcomings after the game.
Theo had a game with both a goal and an assist for the first time in 1200 days and Conceicao’s work could impact the future, from a psychological standpoint. His deal expires in 2026, so the ideal would be to find an agreement by the summer, and the suggestions are positive based on his agent’s words.
