AC Milan News and Analysis

AC Milan favor Maurizio Sarri to replace Paulo Fonseca

18Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

AC Milan favor Maurizio Sarri to replace Paulo Fonseca

AC Milan lost 3-1 to Liverpool in their Champions League opener, marking the latest humiliation suffered by the Rossoneri in the 2024/25 season since hiring Paulo Fonseca to replace Stefano Pioli. The move by RedBird Capital to fire Pioli, who won the Scudetto in 2021/22, and replace him with Fonseca, who flopped at Roma, was met by raised eyebrows from many Milan fans and even club legends. Fonseca has Milan 10th in the table in Serie A after four games, and after this latest defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League, the calls for the former Lille coach's job are growing. According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport, former Lazio and Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri is the name at the top of the list of candidate to replace Paulo Fonseca at AC Milan. Per the report, Sa...

AC Milan Predicted XI vs. Venezia: Rafael Leao, Theo Hernandez back in

13Sep

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

AC Milan Predicted XI vs. Venezia: Rafael Leao, Theo Hernandez back in

AC Milan will face Venezia in Serie A this weekend on Saturday night at the San Siro. The Rossoneri are reeling to start the 2024/25 season, having lost to newly promoted Parma with draws agains Torino and Lazio. So that is no wins in three matches for new manager Paulo Fonseca, who was already under pressure the second he took the job, as Milan fans and legends were hoping for a bigger name to replace 2021/22 Scudetto winner Stefano Pioli. Milan are expecting nothing less than a convincing win against underdogs Venezia, who are back in Serie A after being bounced back down to the second flight after just one season in Serie A a couple of years ago. Here is a look at how AC Milan could line up at the San Siro on Saturday night in Serie A vs. Venezia. GK Mike Maignan, LB Theo He...

Transfers: Barca’s Gundogan mistake, Brighton take a huge risk, Juve outsmarting Milan?

20Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Champions League, Features, LaLiga, Premier League, Serie A

Transfers: Barca’s Gundogan mistake, Brighton take a huge risk, Juve outsmarting Milan?

Did Barcelona make a mistake by signing Ilkay Gundogan? Will Brighton's transfer gamble be worth the reward? And are Juventus getting one over on AC Milan this summer? Here is the latest analysis behind some of world football's hottest transfer news stories. Juventus stealing Pierre Kalulu from AC Milan Juventus had a lot of problems last season, but the defense clearly wasn't one of them. So much so that Gleison Bremer and Danilo were two of the best center backs in Serie A, while Federico Gatti joined Bremer with significant interest from around the Premier League. Still, Juve wanted to land a young center back to potentially start over Gatti for new manager Thiago Motta and then take the reigns as a star in defense from Danilo, who is heading closer to the end at age 33. Alth...

What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?

14Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

What’s next for Serie A after Inter’s dominant season, Motta’s move to Juve, and Roma’s big summer?

Will Inter Milan's dominance continue? Or will Juventus push them for the title after hiring Thiago Motta? How do AC Milan fit into the picture with a new coach? Can Roma get back to the Champions League after a summer of investment? Will Antonio Conte turn things around for Napoli? And where does Bologna stand after losing three key figures? Let's break down some of the biggest storylines in Serie A and preview what could be next for arguably world football's most exciting league as the 2024/25 season begins this coming Saturday, Aug. 17. Who will win Serie A? Why don't we just tackle the most important question first? For the past two seasons, the Serie A title race hasn't been so much of a battle as it has been a demolition, with one team rising out of nowhere to obliterate the res...

Who has the better career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Robert Lewandowski?

13Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Champions League, Features, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Premier League, Serie A

Who has the better career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Robert Lewandowski?

Strikers have always been the glamor players in world football, and over the last 20 years, few goal-scorers made as many headlines as Robert Lewandowski and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Lewandowski is still going strong as one of the best strikers in Spanish football, likely finishing up his career with Barcelona after forcing a move away from Bayern Munich, where he became one of the greatest strikers of all time. Meanwhile, Zlatan, who also played for Barcelona briefly, is retired and enjoying the next step in his career as an executive for AC Milan, one of his former clubs. In fact, Zlatan played for all three powerhouses of Italian football, but perhaps his period was a largely overlooked tenure in Paris as the first face of the Qatari project before the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mba...

The best summer 2024 transfer made by every Serie A club

2Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

The best summer 2024 transfer made by every Serie A club

The 2024/25 Serie A season will kick off on Aug. 17 with the likes of Inter Milan and AC Milan in action, and after winning the league by nearly 20 points, the Nerazzurri will be out to achieve even more, perhaps looking to get back to the Champions League Final. Serie A underwent a lot of turnover this past summer, mainly from perennial disappointments Juventus, who finally axed Max Allegri and replaced him with Thiago Motta - the darling manager who nearly led fairytale side Bologna to the Champions League. Although the summer 2024 transfer window in Serie A is far from settled with players like Federico Chiesa and Tammy Abraham mired in intraleague transfer rumors, enough deals have been made so that we can fairly take stock of the window thus far. Here is a look at every team'...

Why Hakan Calhanoglu was underrated for so long and why he is elite now

1Aug

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Why Hakan Calhanoglu was underrated for so long and why he is elite now

Inter Milan have one of the most enviable midfields in European football, and this group of players have brought the Nerazzurri a great deal of success under manager Simone Inzaghi. Just two seasons ago, Inter were in the Champions League Final against the mighty Manchester City and the most expensive squad ever made, and if it weren't for some finishing woes, Inter may have added the Champions League trophy to the Coppa Italia that year. Inter's excellence in the second half of the 2023/24 season was a sign of things to come, as the most overlooked of the powerhouse clubs in Italy won the Scudetto for a second time in four seasons. Lautaro Martinez received Ballon d'Or love and new signings Yann Sommer and Marcus Thuram were both tremendous, but Hakan Calhanoglu stole a lot of he...

3 clubs that could sign Mats Hummels this summer

18Jun

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Champions League, Features

3 clubs that could sign Mats Hummels this summer

Borussia Dortmund legend Mats Hummels set an ultimatum that the club would either have to fire Edin Terzic or watch him join Marco Reus in leaving the Signal Iduna Park. Well, as it turns out, Terzic is no longer the manager of Dortmund, yet Hummels will be leaving the club as a free agent this summer, making it the second time in his career he will exit. However, this time, Hummels isn't going to Bayern Munich, but he could still end the twilight of his career with a Champions League contender. Here are three possible destinations for the German footballing icon in the summer 2024 transfer window. Roma Roma managed to qualify for European football this season thanks to the improvements made by club legend Daniele De Rossi, who came in as interim manager and restored confidence ...

Ranking the 10 best left backs in men’s football right now in 2023

1Jul

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Champions League, Features

Ranking the 10 best left backs in men’s football right now in 2023

Fullbacks are easy to overlook, but they are becoming increasingly vital in the modern game, especially to elite teams who have possession of the ball and need additional width. They need that width to both free space for the attackers in the middle and to offer additional venues for chance creation. Left backs tend to be scarcer than right backs for the simple fact that there are fewer left-footers. So having a game-breaking left back who can defend well while still creating a high volume of quality chances is the dream of every top team. And some clubs, like Juventus and Real Madrid, have found a proper solution to be difficult. So here are the best left backs in the world today, with this list subject to updates and changes as performances fluctuate and breakout stars emerge...

Ranking the 10 best Serie A goalkeepers right now in 2023

26Jun

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Serie A

Ranking the 10 best Serie A goalkeepers right now in 2023

From Dida to Gianluigi Buffon, Serie A has given the world some of the finest goalkeepers of the modern era. And one of the most acclaimed goalkeepers in Europe today, Gianluigi Donnarumma, has his roots in the Italian top flight as a prodigy and young leader for Milan. Who are the best Serie A goalkeepers currently? Let's take a look at 10 players who have distinguished themselves in recent seasons and rank them from fifth to first. Let's see if any of the names surprise you! All stats are courtesy of FBRef.com, which is the best site for readily-available goalkeeper data. 10. Juan Musso, Atalanta Formerly of Udinese, Juan Musso has continued as one of the league's better goalkeepers since joining Atalanta, one of the top clubs in Serie A. Musso is in the prime of his car...