AC Milan wins with difficulty on the pitch of Hellas Verona

AC Milan returned after three weeks to victory in the Italian Championship by winning in Verona 1-0 on Friday at the opening of the 17th day, but the Lombard club, left behind in the title race, is far from having reassured his supporters. In the fog of Verona, salvation for Milan came once again from Tijjani Reijnders: perfectly launched in depth by Youssouf Fofana, the Dutch midfielder scored his fourth league goal since the beginning of November in the 56th minute. Apart from this flash, AC Milan, which remained in a draw (0-0) at home against Genoa on the occasion of its 125th anniversary, delivered a lackluster match against a team in crisis (17th).

First championship victory in 3 weeks

This second victory in Serie A since November 9 prevents the Lombard club, 7th, eleven points behind the leader, Atalanta, from falling into a major crisis. But it seems inevitable, as coach Paulo Fonseca struggles to find the keys to wake up his players and as fans express at the slightest opportunity, like this week in front of the restaurant hosting the team's Christmas meal, that they are fed up -bold in particular by Gerry Cardinale, the American owner, and his special advisor, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.