Milan comebacks Genoa with two goals in one minute and relaunches itself in the fight for Champions League: and now Conceiçao remains
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What can happen in two minutes? In soccer, anything. And Milan needed just 120 seconds of it to turn a complicated evening into a small resurgence. At Marassi, down by one goal against a tough and organized Genoa, the Rossoneri pulled out their claws just when they seemed to be down for the count.
First Leao with a deflected right-footed shot, then Frendrup’s unfortunate own goal. Two strikes in quick succession, two slaps that extinguished the Grifone’s enthusiasm and rekindled a Rossoneri flame that had long seemed extinguished.
And to say that the first half had been all uphill. A super Maignan had saved the result on at least three occasions, Fofana had gone out with injury (left foot, updates awaited), and Leao’s entrance seemed more like a forced move than a studied solution.
Napoli-Cagliari e Como-Inter venerdì: ma è già caos, il motivo
But in soccer, as in life, details often make the difference. Vitinha’s flash in the 61st minute (great first-period goal) had suggested yet another bad night, but instead Conceiçao read the match to perfection, also inserting Gimenez and João Félix to shift gears. The rest is history. Or, perhaps, the beginning of a new story.
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With this victory, Milan climbs to 54 points and relaunches itself, at least numerically, in the Champions zone. But beyond the standings, what really matters now is the signal given by the team: there is still a will to fight. And on the horizon there is an appointment that can change everything: the Coppa Italia final against Bologna.
A national trophy that has been missing for too long, a real chance to save the season with a second title. And not only to put a cup in the trophy cabinet, but also to give the fans a finale to remember. A victory in the final would be the icing on a cake so far full of ups and downs, and would also give a huge boost on the mental level, especially in view of next season. This is the time for leaders to come out of the closet, and for young people to take responsibility. And who knows, maybe pride can really turn the odds around.
Behind this small-big restart is also the hand of Sergio Conceiçao. Taking over on the run, he had to rebuild a shaken and erratic group, but he seems to have finally found the “square of the circle.” Milan now has an identity, tactical balance, and mental resilience that it lacked before. Work, intensity and bold choices: this is the Portuguese coach’s recipe, and the results are beginning to show.
In the pre-match, the words of technical director Geoffrey Moncada made the club’s position clear: “We have confidence with him, he brought the right mentality, he is a hard worker. It’s not the Italian Cup or not, we have confidence in him.”
A clear and strong message that smacks of long-term endorsement. Despite initial doubts, the feeling is that Conceiçao is earning his stay on the field for next season as well. Milan needs continuity and he could be the right profile to guarantee it.
