The delicate start to the season puts Milan in a position where they can no longer afford to make mistakes.
Against Venezia, Paulo Fonseca’s team will be obligated to secure their first win of the season, especially since it was entirely unexpected that by mid-September, the Rossoneri would find themselves already this far behind in the title race and, more importantly, far from looking like a solid and viable title contender.
This morning, La Gazzetta dello Sport writes that, just like during the away game in Rome, where the team salvaged a draw, Milan’s owner Gerry Cardinale will once again be present in the stands of San Siro for the match against Venezia. The head of RedBird will return tomorrow evening, after having visited Milanello following the traumatic defeat against Parma, which had already risked derailing the technical and managerial plans of the Rossoneri due to how it occurred.
No more mistakes for Fonseca’s Milan…
With the first three matches of the season forgiven and, above all, set aside, this time Cardinale expects to witness a beautiful, combative, and most importantly, winning team, because there can be no more mistakes. The presence of the club’s owner at San Siro is intended to offer support, but a negative result would inevitably lead to everyone reconvening at the table. Fonseca, for his part, will once again make changes to the squad in the hope of finding the right formula to lift Milan in the standings.
Milan receive support from Gerry Cardinale
The Key Figures: Gerry Cardinale is in Milan to support the team, but not only that. The owner of Milan expects answers, with Paulo Fonseca being the first to come under scrutiny. The players follow, particularly Theo and Leao, who will return to San Siro after the “cooling break” incident in Rome against Lazio. In front of their fans and RedBird’s number one in the stands, they will need to be at the forefront of the team’s turnaround, as they are the heartbeat of the squad. As La Gazzetta dello Sport writes: they have the power to set Milan’s pace with their speed. If they push forward, the team moves. If they play slowly, the team stalls.
