For the 37th matchday of Serie A on the pitch at 18: Milan-Atalanta.
THE LIVE
There is above all Gasperini on the road to the AC Milan championship, which nevertheless appears to be downhill.
A victory at San Siro would make the climb difficult for Inter who play three hours later at the home of the desperate Cagliari, who need points to hope for salvation.
The Nerazzurri will have morale high for the success in the Coppa Italia with their long-time rivals Juve, but they will also have the tight and stressful 120 minutes of the Olimpico match in their legs.
AC Milan still have the ball in hand because, in the event of a tie on points, they would win the Scudetto due to the outcome of the direct matches.
Eve.
Ninety minutes that can write history.
AC Milan face Atalanta with the awareness that they can already win the Scudetto: a victory over the Bergamo players and a knockout from Inter would mean a mathematical title.
But at Milanello, invaded by hundreds of charged and dreamy fans, no one seems to really think about it with the hot unknown that can shift the balance.
At San Siro 29 degrees are expected and the performance of the two teams could be affected.
"It is from the match against Lazio that we have been playing matches from inside or outside. We have overcome difficult stages, tomorrow will be tough because it is the team that did better away from us. Milan will face the match with great awareness of the moment but also of its qualities. We have overcome many stages,
we have been very good up to now and we have to be the best from here to the end ", explained Pioli during the conference. The Rossoneri coach is calm personified, he does not reveal tensions, anxieties or worries. The sprint for the Scudetto leaves no respite, it's only for strong spirits. And Pioli is, as are his boys. "I saw a very attentive team, who prepared the match in the best possible way.
We don't have to think further, but only at 5:59 pm tomorrow.
What happens next will depend on how our game goes.
Our strength is that we can determine the result, then what will have to happen will happen. "Focus on what can be determined, that is the victory. Only at the triple whistle - at least officially - will the thought also go to Inter. But the story is cyclical,
everything seems to coincide with precision.
Milan can potentially win the title against the opponent who has sanctioned the lowest point, that 5-0 trimmed by Atalanta that still burns.
"If it can be the closing of a circle? That humiliating defeat served us to understand many things. But tomorrow we will not close a circle. It is a very important game but we will miss another one. In the first leg we played very well but in relation to the quality of Atalanta. We do not know which team Gasperini will field. "
Pioli has deep respect for Atalanta.
He knows he has to keep his guard up.
Because Milan plays everything.
"We have to collect everything sown from here to the end," he says.
A long path of constant growth that can be crowned in a dream.
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I am convinced that my players feel like me, focused and motivated.
We will go to San Siro with great energy, because our fans will be there to charge us. "Sold out, a Rossoneri bedlam to bring the Devil to heaven." If it will be Ibra's last dance at San Siro?
I don't know and I hope not.
He is a champion with a capital 'C'.
I have an immense esteem for him.
He has intelligence and maturity to understand his future.
He is focused on the match and now we don't have to talk about the future. "In the eyes only Atalanta and a title that has been missing for eleven years.
If it will be Ibra's last dance at San Siro?
I don't know and I hope not.
It is a sample with a capital 'C'.
I have an immeasurable esteem for him.
He has intelligence and maturity to understand his future.
He is focused on the match and now we don't have to talk about the future. "In his eyes only Atalanta and a title that has been missing for eleven years.
If it will be Ibra's last dance at San Siro?
I don't know and I hope not.
It is a sample with a capital 'C'.
I have an immense esteem for him.
He has intelligence and maturity to understand his future.
He is focused on the match and now we don't have to talk about the future. "In his eyes only Atalanta and a title that has been missing for eleven years.
Probable formations of Milan-Atalanta.
Milan (4-2-3-1): 16 Maignan;
2 Calabria, 20 Kalulu, 23 Tomori19 Hernandez;
8 Tonali, 79 Kessie;
56 Saelemaekers, 10 Diaz, 17 Leao;
9 Giroud.
(1 Tatarusanu, 83 Mirante, 46 Gabbia 13 Romagnoli, 5 Ballo-Touré, 41 Bakayoko, 33 Krunic, 30 Messias, 27 Maldini, 25 Florenzi, 4 Bennacer, 12 Rebic, 11 Ibrahimovic).
Herds Pioli.
Disqualified: none.
Be wary: Romagnoli, Diaz, Kalulu, Tomori.
Unavailable: Kjaer
Atalanta (3-4-1-2): 1 Musso;
19 Djimsiti, 28 Demiral, 6 Palomino;
77 Zappacosta, 15 De Roon, 11 Freuler, 3 Maehle;
88 Pasalic;
91 Zapata, 9 Muriel.
(31 Rossi, 57 Sportiello, 42 Scalvini, 33 Hateboer, 7 Koopmeiners, 32 Pessina, 10 Boga, 18 Malinovskyi, 20 Mihaila, 59 Miranchuk).
Coach: Gasperini.
Disqualified: none.
Beware: Malinovskyi, Palomino.
Unavailable: Cittadini, Pezzella, Toloi.
Referee: Orsato di Schio
