CorSera: Milan’s limitations shown again in Fiorentina loss – Fonseca back under pressure | OneFootball

AC Milan and Paulo Fonseca are one again back in the firing line after losing another important game, their second in five days, and this time against Fiorentina in the league.

As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) report, there was an obligation to bounce back after the Champions League defeat at Bayer Leverkusen but instead there was a bitter taste in the mouth after Milan missed two penalties and fell to a 2-1 loss.

With these two defeats Milan have taken a significant step backwards, confirming once again their usual and worrying defensive limitations. Fonseca’s team fought, came back and even tried to win the match, but in the end Albert Gudmundsson goal punished an error from Fikayo Tomori.

Raffaele Palladino’s Viola played on Thursday night in Europe and yet they appeared more reactive and lively throughout the match, which is a real worrying sign. The defensive phase remains a problem for the Rossoneri, but we can also expect more from Milan’s attack too.

Christian Pulisic scored but played in fits and starts, Alvaro Morata was not the positive influence seen in Bayer Leverkusen and in the derby, while Rafael Leao tried a few plays but as usual he did not shine for consistency.

It will not be an easy international break for Milan and especially for Fonseca who from today and for two weeks will be back in the crosshairs of criticism over his choices and the perceived lack of cohesion in the side, as shown by the penalty taker confusion.