GdS: ‘First place possible’ – Milan could come top after accusations of being in crisis

There is a lot of talk about AC Milan as a team in crisis this season, and yet tonight they have the chance to move top of the table for the time being.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport writes this morning, Milan has already been accused this season of being a listless team, a team in need, a team that concedes too many goals and drops too many points, with the fate of Paulo Fonseca at stake.

There is some truth in that, but the same Milan could be top of the table on Friday evening. They have eight points and they will be there at 8:45 PM CEST playing at home against Leccemeaning a win would see them move level with Torino on 11 points.

The downside of this is that there is no middle ground and that without a win the story would turn around again after an impressive derby victory. Not only that, but there are 17 teams between five and eleven points in the table, so any team that doesn’t get a result is at risk of falling.

Milan would return to top spot after almost a year if they won and 343 days have passed since the last time they topped the table. Milan had clinched top spot with that dramatic win in Genoa on October 7, 2023, but then lost it on October 20 after a home defeat to Juventus.

After that match, Milan experienced the terrible crisis of October: 0-1 at home against Juve, three goals against Paris Saint-Germain, a 2-2 away against Napoli after giving away a two-goal lead, and a defeat at home. against Udinese.

Fonseca is expected to keep 10 players the same from the eleven that beat Inter, with Alvaro Morata out due to injury (but still given a spot on the bench) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming in. 70,000 fans are expected, hoping to cheer the team to first place.