Unstoppable Milan: comeback and victory in the Italian Cup with Gimenez protagonist

The appetizer of the final of Coppa Italia, scheduled for Wednesday, smiles (and how) at the Milan. What a place for yet another comeback. Which finds Gimenez. In the cross between two specialists of this kind (22 points recovered by Conceiçao, 18 for Italiano) it could not have been otherwise. In Genoa it took just over a minute. This time, in fact, six. The substance does not change and rewards the Portuguese coach: stubborn in proposing his new 3-4-3 da poker of victories between the championship and the Italian Cup. It hadn't happened since March 2024. Even if the poker dropped, just like at the Ferraris, when the players and the module changed.

CEO Furlani, in the pre-match, reiterated the line expressed previously by Moncada: "Conceiçao can become the first coach after Ancelotti to win two trophies in the same season. Maximum confidence in him". Then, on the sporting director: "In the past I said that we were evaluating whether to take him and that it wasn't a question of time, but of finding the right person. We've been working on the market for months. We won't go to the Champions League, which is Milan's home. The focus is on getting back there as soon as possible". We'll see. In the meantime, the Rossoneri are now -3 from Europe, while Bologna remains stuck at -1, waiting for the day to unfold. Milan on the pitch with their mother's surname on their shirt, on Mother's Day, buttoned up at the start. The Rossoblu adapt, with a few more through balls. But as soon as a few cracks appear, the Devil bites. Pulisic blocked by Lykogiannis, Jovic by De Silvestri. Very little, in short, while on the other side there is above all the flash of Orsolini who, however, ends up in the curve.

It was a different story in the second half, when Dallinga's header (which took Gabbia out) triggered Orsolini: Pavlovic left him a few meters too many, he thanked him and went to the cashier. The Devil's reaction was anything but devilish. Conceiçao then, like in Genoa, (re)played the beloved 4-2-3-1 card. No "Fab Four" without the suspended Leao. But it worked anyway: Joao Felix gave the cue, Chukwueze and Pulisic fed, Gimenez did what he had been doing for some time: determined. Second goal (then three) in three games that also saw him provide an assist. El Bebote was back. And not only that. Chukwueze again, Joao Felix again: a rebound that rewarded Pulisic's consistency and tactical intelligence. And in the end, Gimenez closed the dance. See you on Wednesday.