AC Milan have come under heavy criticism following their Champions League semi-final first leg loss to Inter, and it could be much worse for them.
The San Siro hosted both sides on Wednesday night, but only the blue-and-black team, Inter, really took their home ground inside the Giuseppe Meazza stadium.
Simeone Inzaghi's side quickly got out of the box and scored after just eight minutes, with Edin Dzeko, who was prioritized in attack over Romelu Lukaku, opening the scoring.
The Nerazzurri only had to wait three minutes to double the lead, after Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored in the 10th minute when the 'away team' threatened to run away.
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Things could actually have been worse, when the referee ruled that Lautaro Martinez had fallen in the box, only for the VAR to call the referee on the screen. The penalty was controversially reversed and Inter then had more chances to score and extend the lead, but Stefano Pioli's side did well and capitalized on their chances to at least take the lead. get yourself a chance in the second leg next week.
Although they saved other goals and had some strange luck in the second half, fans continued to criticize the Rossoneri.
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"AC Milan reaching the semi-finals is the worst team to be here since Lyon 2020. And even then, they have at least challenged Bayern a bit," explained one fan.
"AC Milan must be the worst team to reach the semi-finals in recent times," another commented. After beating Serie A champions Napoli in the quarter-finals, although Luciano Spalleti's side were rated higher for the final, a third fan added: "Napoli really lost to those idiots ."
"Those who score for the Milan side after being 5-0 by Chelsea's worst team in 30 years aren't really good," joked a fourth of the Italian's results in the first two games of the season. .
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Even one Milan fan joined in and replied: "So sad, man. All that hype and it's performance. Great, man."
And the sixth person angrily commented: "AC Milan just lost a place in the semi-finals."
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Milan's red and black half are still battling their neighbors for fourth place this season, with five Italian teams taking up the remaining 12 across UEFA's three leagues this season. Advertisement
Although that seems to be a strength in Serie A, in reality Milan are only 10th in the Premier League, or at best only the 10th strongest team.
That's according to assessment by FiveThirtyEight, who calculate each team's strength to predict the outcome and use their supercomputer brains to decide where teams will finish in their league or who will qualify. conditions for participating in cup tournaments.
They reckon Milan's 'Football Strength Index' score is 73.7, which would put them below Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier League.
Milan will be ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, but they are way out of their league at the moment, and the Italian team's SPI is lower than Brighton, Aston Villa, Brentford and even Chelsea!
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