There were celebrations in Milan, but those celebrating were those from across the sidewalk. The fact is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s team could not open the scoring against Fiorentina and gave Inter a chance to come close if they win their match against visiting Udinese. Moreover, the team on which Gabriel Omar Batistuta shone will soon take the lead, leaving an open end three dates from the end.

At this point it is clear that the title does not leave the city. And that too, little by little, Milan returned to being the capital of Italian football. But things will continue to be rossonera, at least for a week. And it was all because of Portuguese Rafael Leao’s goal to score against La Fiore and leave the team knocking on ‘Scudetto’ doors.

Only Leao returned to perform as a star so that Pioli’s staff could maintain their advantage and their position of privilege. First and foremost. What’s ahead? Verona, Atalanta and Sassuolo, three bones to lift the champion trophy eleven years later.

A priori, Milan knocked down the toughest rival they had at the end of the season. Despite the Milanese struggles on goal, victory fell on their side thanks to more than fundamental and decisive Leao, who took advantage of goalkeeper ‘Viola ’’s mistake in leaving the ball to sign the only goal. game. A goal that could be equivalent to a ‘Scudetto’.

Milan were better at the start, though Fiorentina, whose European presence is at stake for next season, has not been easy. Those from Florence wanted to redeem themselves from the 0-4 defeat against Udinese the previous day and continue the fight to get into European positions, but they were stopped by Leao, Theo Hernández, Maignan, Brahim Díaz , Tonali and company.

Great collective game from the leader, without individual failures, again very solid on defense and, this time, with more intent to attack. Of course, more than ten shots before the 80th minute were preparing for the worst, another match was superior but not scored.

Milan tried in every way, from the start. Giroud, Rebic, Tonali, Brahim, Theo … the goal did not come. It was necessary to wait for the last bars of the encounter, with 8 minutes left, before the reward arrived. The ‘Rossonera’ player of the season has emerged. The ‘Fiorentino’ wall was damaged and Leao did not forgive. The Portuguese blocked Terraciano’s pass and did not hesitate: he turned around and was shot.

And it’s that, as long as his dribbling is always the same, Leao’s insulting superiority over imbalance makes him an uncontrollable movement. The hole was created, he shot and unleashed madness at San Siro.

With this important victory, the ‘Scudetto’ is very close. Pioli’s staff are putting more pressure on Inter, who are five points ahead in the absence of playing their match for today. ‘Fiore’, meanwhile, remains seventh, out of positions in Europe, although it could drop to eighth position if Atalanta beat Salernitana. EFE

With information from EFE