AC Milan 1:0 Fiorentina, this is the final score of the match.

Milan also relied on this victory to break the team's all-time winning streak and complete the feat of 11 consecutive wins in Serie A.

It's just that Milan also paid a heavy price for this victory.

In the face of this "iron-blooded purple lily", the young and vigorous Milan players were not afraid and mingled with their opponents.

In the 25th minute, Salah was caught by Fiorentina midfielder Behrami in a break down the flank, and went off with a shoulder injury.

In the 30th minute, "Wuyimeng" Montolivo tackled Kante, triggering a clash between players from both sides, and Kante was unable to continue the game due to calf discomfort.

In the 35th minute, Ibrahimovic elbowed Fiorentina captain Gambellini in a corner kick and pushed each other before both were sent off.

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The game was played in fragments, with neither side able to play a fluid attack.

In the 78th minute, Seedorf drove the ball into the six-yard box thanks to a free-kick opportunity in front, and Van Dijk's header gave Milan the lead.

In the end, the score was maintained until the end.

The referee also turned into a card master in this game, and his record of 2 reds and 10 yellows also set a new record in Serie A this season.

After the post-match examination, Milan regretfully announced that Salah was out for three to five weeks due to a shoulder muscle injury.

N'Golo Kante, on the other hand, has a sprained ankle and will be out for four to six weeks.

As for Ibrahimovic, he was severely punished by the Serie A disciplinary committee with a five-match ban.

This puts Milan in a situation where there is a shortage of major generals in the next game.

Especially N'Golo Kante.

Allegri has gone from doubting the Frenchman at the start of the season to trusting, even relying on, today.

Without Kante, he feels that this 433 formation is completely unplayable!

On November 23, AC Milan hosted Barcelona in the Champions League and lost 2:3.

It was also Milan's first defeat so far this season.

Veteran Van Bommel replaced N'Golo Kante in a midfielder position.

However, he is not comparable to Kante in terms of defensive coverage, running ability, and physical fitness, which greatly reduces Milan's midfield interception ability, and also affects the defense and advancement of the overall formation.

Up front, although Ibrahimovic can still play in the Champions League and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can take Salah's position, they seem to be a bit cut apart without midfield support, lacking a connection with each other.

Therefore, in this game, Milan relied more on individual ability to fight with the Barcelona players, and Ibrahimovic and Boateng scored a goal each.

But Barcelona's side are attacking more aggressively.

They forced Van Bommel to score an own goal on 14 minutes, before Messi and Xavi exchanged passes to take all three points at the San Siro.

On 27 November, AC Milan were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Chievo.

Although they did not lose, Milan ended their opening streak of 11 consecutive wins.

After the defeat to Barcelona, Milan's morale took a toll and it showed in this game.

Milan's attack was devoid of discipline and were repeatedly defeated in front of Chievo's bucket formation.

Ibrahimovic was suspended from playing and could only play in the centre-forward position.

But Allegri is still obsessed with using the aging Inzaghi to carry out Ibrahimovic's duties, and the effect can be imagined.

Even when he was young, Inzaghi was best at counter-attacking offside and using space to defeat the enemy.

Now that he is used to fight tough battles, how can he give full play to his characteristics?

Pan Yi persuaded Allegri to temporarily change his tactical play, such as using 442, allowing Aubameyang and Mane to form a double arrow in front of him, and increasing the number of midfielders to make up for the defensive void caused by Kante's absence.

But Allegri also vetoed the proposal.

It's not his style to change formations in the middle of the season!

As a result, in the away game against Genoa on December 2, Milan drew 1-1 again.

The game was equally lackluster, with Genoa goalkeeper Frei holding off various sieges from Milan players and instead taking advantage of a counter-attack in the 56th minute for striker Jankovic to score first.

After conceding the goal, Milan attacked aggressively and finally relied on a corner opportunity, and Thiago Silva headed the winner to equalize.

In this game, Allegri's on-the-spot weakness was unmistakable.

When the score was down, he did not respond positively, but allowed the players on the field to play freely, and the players with mediocre performances were not replaced in time.

If it weren't for their luck in the final stages, Milan would have swallowed the bitter fruit of their first defeat in Serie A this season.

However, Milan soon lost again.

Four days later, in the final round of the Champions League group stage, Milan lost 1:2 away to Viktoria Plzen.

Faced with a Czechs, who were significantly weaker than him, Allegri opted for some player rotation to cope with the more intensive schedule during this period.

But the Milan soldiers, who were demoralized and did not run well, suffered a heavy blow in the opening game.

As soon as the game entered the 20th minute, Plzen Victory took advantage of two counter-attack opportunities to win and lead Milan by two goals at home!

In the second half, Allegri made a number of big names in a frustrated attempt to salvage the defeat, but it was too late.

In the end, Milan only scored a goal through Emaroulsen and conceded those three points.

These three points are crucial.

This also makes AC Milan in the Champions League group stage with a record of 4 wins and 2 losses and 12 points, and finally finished second in the group behind Barcelona.

Barcelona has 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, accumulating 13 points and jumping to the top of the group.

This means that Milan will face the top of the other groups in the draw for the round of 16 in the future.

This undoubtedly adds a lot of difficulty to Milan's Champions League journey.

After all, the top teams in other groups are strong teams like Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Chelsea, and Arsenal.

And if it is against the second place in the group, there will be slightly weaker opponents such as Lyon, Zenit, Marseille and Basel.

This defeat has also begun to make the media's evaluation of Milan take a 180-degree turn, and some people have directly sprayed Allegri's command as rubbish.

Of course, no one will scold Pan Yi.

That's the biggest benefit of being an assistant coach – not as much pressure as a head coach.

Who's going to be fed up and struggling to target an assistant coach?

However, Pan Yi knew that he had to come out and do something.

Four games, two draws and two losses, if it continues like this, morale will be low, and it is likely that it will not be able to win all the time.

Although it is said that if the team does not win, Allegri may be out of class, and Pan Yi may take his place......

But Pan Yi didn't want to become a head coach through such a method.

He still wants Milan to be on the right track and then he will go to a new team as the coach of the championship team.

So, he had to talk to Allegri......