MN: Third place solidified by Milan must return to being more ‘normal’

By Euan Burns -

AC Milan’s victory over AS Roma helped them to further solidify third place in Serie A and the way they set up and performed needs to be the normal expectation, a report suggests. 

As explained by Milan News, Milan managed to get all three points at San Siro against Jose Mourinho’s side by fielding a more ‘normal’ looking 4-2-3-1 formation in which players were actually in the positions that they would expect to play.

Theo Hernandez was able to play at left-back thanks to the return of Matteo Gabbia, as the Italian was in the centre alongside Simon Kjaer.

It was a win that Stefano Pioli’s side certainly deserved on the balance of play, despite the fact that Roma got back to 2-1 with Leandro Paredes’ penalty and had a spell where it seemed they could launch an unexpected comeback.

The three points mean that Milan have a huge eight-point lead over Fiorentina in fourth, but they are still nine behind league leaders Inter.

If this sort of victory and lineup can become the norm for Milan, rather than a special and refreshing occasion, third place will become a formality and the sights can be set a little higher for the rest of the season.

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