Clear success for Milan against Empoli 3-0, a result that perfectly reflects the progress of a match that was under the Rossoneri’s control from the start. Important reaction for Paulo Fonseca’s team after questionable performances against Slovan Bratislava and Juventus. Great defensive compactness, harmonious offensive maneuver and super midfield with Fofana recording 96% of successful passes, 4 duels and 3 tackles won, as well as an assist. And then Tijjani Reijnders who even scores two goals, both beautiful. The match was broken by Alvaro Morata, who hadn’t scored since the night at the “Bernabeu” while his absence in the league had lasted since 27 September. “We won 3-0, but it could have been 6-7 goals” declared a satisfied Paulo Fonseca at the end of the match. Milan keeping a clean sheet for the sixth match and only Di Gregorio better than Maignan so far.
For Empoli there is little to say in a match in which they started as a huge underdog and which confirmed their predictions from the day before. The Tuscans were dangerous only once, at the beginning of the second half, with Maleh hitting the crossbar. The positive streak of the Tuscans ends after exactly one month, having so far only been defeated by the “big” teams: Lazio, Napoli and Inter in October. Now it’s time to surrender to Milan. Few players survived, while Roberto D’Aversa took responsibility for an irrevocable defeat. The good news comes from the transfer market where, before kick-off, sporting director Roberto Gemmi admitted that the club is evaluating the redemptions of Lorenzo Colombo and Devis Vasquez from Milan, as well as Pietro Pellegri.