In order to give the team more fitness and better condition to prepare for the upcoming first leg of the Champions League quarter-knockout round.

Allegri ultimately opted to rotate some of his main players in the league on 13 February.

Pirlo, Gattuso, Seedorf and other veterans fell directly out of the starting 18-man squad and got more ample rest.

Ibrahimovic and Pato were on the bench.

Inzaghi has been given a starting role for the first time in a long time and will start against Parma alongside Robinho and Cassano.

In midfield, Leon and Van Bommel partnered for the first time to form a double midfield, with Boateng playing as the front.

Less of Master Pi's gentle scheduling.

However, the "macho trio" allowed Milan to maintain the top level of Serie A in terms of impact and defensive hardness in the midfield.

Defensively, "Striker" Bonella once again started with his brother-in-law, while Antonini and Odd played as left and right wing-backs.

Abbiati continued to start the Milan goal.

The lineup after this set of rotations is not weak at all on paper.

Inzaghi, Cassano, Robinho, Van Bommel, Thiago Silva......

Ignoring the age factor, the names of these stars can intimidate opponents.

However, no matter how strong the star is, it is no match for the power of time.

Many Parma fans saw that Milan had no Ibrahimovic in the starting line-up.

In addition to the veteran Inzaghi on the offensive line, there is a wave shooting king Robinho and a problem boy Cassano.

Therefore, they are very confident in their hearts.

Not to mention winning at home to the rotational Milan to get all three points, at least a draw with Milan, who play obscenely, is still possible.

After all, Milan's previous style of play was to rely on Ibrahimovic to play his own goals or lead his teammates to score, and then Milan dragged the opponent to death.

The score was either 1-0 or 2-0, and it looked like Ibrahimovic was always able to break the deadlock first.

But Ibrahimovic was substituted in this round, Milan did not have the most certain battering ram, and Parma had the advantage of being at home.

It's no wonder that many Parma fans are hopeful.

But is Allegri really just looking for an insurable draw in this round of the league, as expected by the outside media?

February 13 at 15:00 p.m.

In the not-so-warm winter sun, the whistle sounded punctually in the middle of the Tardini Stadium.

Milan kicked off the ball first, quickly spread out the formation and then went wide to launch a tentative attack.

Robinho didn't play the ball back or cross the ball as he did in the face of Parma midfielder Valjani's defence.

He opted for an aggressive approach to attack, and only after being blocked by Valjani and Parma left-back Massimo did he opt to defend the ball and return the ball.

Such an opening style of play made Francesco Guidolin, the current coach of Parma, the "little Zhuge " of Serie A, smell a hint that something is wrong.

It has only been rare in a previous league game for Milan to start with such aggressive attacking experiments.

Could it be that Allegri wants to play an offensive battle with him today that he has let go of his stance?

Guidolin was a little skeptical, but after thinking for a moment, he still felt unlikely.

After another three minutes, Guidolin's firm thoughts wavered slightly.

Milan's second shot in the opening four minutes was just cleared by Cassano and was denied by Parma's goalkeeper Mirante.

"Coincidence, it must be a coincidence!"

Guidolin paced to the sidelines, frowning and looking at the situation on the field, but no matter how you look at it, Milan is going to attack aggressively!

Two minutes later, when Boateng also stepped in to pick up his first shot of the game.

Guidolin didn't dare to make a head again, and hurriedly adjusted his tactics in frustration, so that his players should pay attention to defense first and not easily lose their position.

But to be honest, Guidolin has set up a set of four-three-three formations by himself today, and it is estimated that he also has the idea of stealing chickens to get points.

When there are only three players in the midfield, it is really a bit taken for granted to want to stabilize the defense first.

In contrast, my uncle was determined to fight Parma on the offensive end today, and he was much more resolute at the tactical level.

If you have a posture to attack, then put most of your forces into the attack first.

Such a decision was unexpected by the vast majority of fans and media people.

After all, Allegri actually played offensive football!

Surprised, not exciting?!

Milan, whose early attacks have been effective, don't want to give Parma too much time to react.

When Van Bommel dragged behind, Leon and Big Boateng both began to step forward in unison.

Milan's attacking pressure on Parma has been done to the extreme.

And it was Robinho who gave Allegri the confidence to dare to arrange such aggressive tactics.

It is Inzaghi and Cassano, who have shown a significant rebound in training recently.

In the eighteenth minute of the first half, Cassano, who was active today, made a one-two short pass with Leon on the left side, and then decisively started to kill directly into Parma's penalty area.

Zacardo hurriedly withdrew to seize the defensive position, but Cassano changed to the bottom of the ball at the moment of his adduction!

After a coquettish sweep past Zaccardo, Cassano whipped the ball into the area behind the Parma goal.

And Inzaghi, who hadn't played much before, suddenly stepped forward to the most suitable area and made the most suitable goalmouth strike!

Mirante had previously blocked six of Milan's shots, but this time, there was nothing he could do in the face of Inzaghi's poaching strike in front of goal.

With less than 20 minutes to go into the first half, Milan took a 1-0 lead, which was a fantastic start!

Parma, who was lagging behind, had no choice but to press out according to Milan's will and start an attack.

After all, they also have a forward combination of Amaury, Crespo and Giovinco.

If you play against each other, you can always take advantage of it... Right?

Many Parma fans still have hope.

But Leon and Van Bommel spent the next fifteen minutes putting their hopes down with tough frontal interceptions and covering sweeps.

With Van Bommel defending up front and behind, Leon focused more on lateral sweeps.

Relying on accurate defensive position selection and prediction, and with abundant physical strength as support, Li Ang ran out of the pressure of two defensive midfielders alone!

There is no other skill, just run, just grab!

If you don't grab it for the first time, you will chase it back and stick it and continue to grab it!

This level of coverage and defense stunned Parma's offensive rhythm to shreds.

Meanwhile, in attack, Milan doubled their lead with another goal in the 43rd minute of the first half.

It's Inzaghi again!

After Robinho shook off the wide defender and crossed the ball low into the Parma penalty area, Inzaghi preempted Parma defender Pache and stabbed the ball into the goal guarded by Mirante!

Even if you get older, even if your speed is not as good as before, your physical fitness is not as good as before.

But Inzaghi just knows where the goal is!

He still knows how to get that damn ball into the opposing goal!

Jiu Ye seems to have vented all the frustration of being on the bench during this time in this game.

Even before the end of the first half, he scored twice to give Milan a sufficient lead.

Countless Milan fans looked at the familiar celebratory figure, and they all had a sense of "what year is tonight" in a trance.

Perhaps, only the silver light between Inzaghi's temples and the slightly wrinkled skin on his forehead are still reminding Milan fans at the moment.

Their Super Pippo is thirty-seven years old.

Leon was also sincerely happy for Inzaghi.

It's really rare for a star veteran like this to have a highlight game in the twilight of his career.

Of course, he didn't know that without the "butterfly effect" he bringed, Inzaghi would have been seriously injured and reimbursed for the season.

Perhaps this is also the last tenderness that time has given Inzaghi.

In 2011, when time and space were divided, Milan's legendary No. 9 did not undergo surgery in a gloomy state.

He can also run on the pitch, score goals and contribute to the title race for his beloved AC Milan.

Without those fateful regrets, Inzaghi still smiled brightly on the field.

"Little Lion, those attacking players in Parma look like they want to eat you, and you defended them too much today."

Da Boateng made a joke with Li Ang in addition to celebrating.

Today, Leon and Van Bommel wiped his ass in the back, and he was quite comfortable and in a good mood.

Li Ang raised his eyebrows and looked at the players who were looking at Parma, but he didn't care too much.

"Kevin, you'd better be more defensive later, Mr. Coach is asking you to play more offense while taking care of defense, but your previous defensive performance..."

With a wicked smile and a pat on the buttocks of Big Boateng, Leon immediately trotted back to his own half.

And Da Boarteng's face also changed abruptly, and he didn't dare to celebrate too much, so he scratched his head weakly and hurriedly made a positive appearance of going back to his position.

Fortunately, Allegri saw that it was a rare relief in terms of a two-goal lead at half-time, and he relaxed his tactical requirements.

At halftime, he simply mentioned Da Boateng and did not use a hair dryer.

And after the start of the second half of the game, Da Boateng, who didn't want to leave pigtails on Uncle Yu's hands, also began to work hard to defend.

Parma wanted to grab the opening game and pull one back first, but in front of Milan, who had obviously shrunk their formation, their calculation did not start.

Leon ran almost eight kilometres in the first half and had more than usual runs today, arguably playing a huge role in the defensive end again.

Why Milan can still defend the backfield while strengthening the attack, the discerning person has long seen the key.

Leon alone ran out of almost 1.5 normal defensive players' half-court momentum, can Milan's backcourt be unstable.

In the second half, Leon was still attacking with all his might.

After all, he has no worries about the Champions League game, and after today's game, he can rest for two more days.

At that time, it happened that a new round of system free physical recovery elixirs also came, and I went directly to a bottle, barely resurrecting with full blood.

Leon, who let go of the running defense, with the assistance of Da Boateng and Van Bommel, made Parma's offensive momentum fall into fragmentation and even stagnation.

Candreva in Parma's squad was even more uncomfortable being marked by Leon.

He didn't know why, Leon seemed to recognize him, and he was stunned to stare at him so badly.

The attack could not make a difference, and Parma's backline was once again lost under a wave of Milan's second-half attack.

Bad boy Cassano himself single-handedly chiseled through Parma's right rib area this time.

When everyone thought he was going to share the ball with Antonini on the sidelines, he chose to shoot directly from outside the penalty line!

The point is that this unreasonable shot also hit the back of the hapless Zaccardo and was refracted!

Parma goalkeeper Mirante really wanted to cry without tears at this time.

The ball flew in the exact opposite direction to his save and finally grazed the inside of the far corner post and into the net!

3-0！

In the 62nd minute of the second half, Milan completely sealed the victory!

"That's the best feedback from Lady Luck about Milan's courage! Allegri wins! Won the game with his decisive attacking tactics! Of course, we have to admit that the unity and sacrifice of the Milan players made them fully deserving of this victory! I don't know how far Leon has run so far, but it will definitely not be less than ten kilometers! And at this moment, the game has just reached the sixty-second minute! A round of applause for this young player who will turn 20 in two months! There are also Inzaghi, Big Boateng, Van Bommel, Cassano...... Look at this mature, dedicated team who deserve to be at the top of the Serie A table, totally deserved! ”

The commentators of Italian Sky Sports were very excited.

In other words, the maturity and tactical execution shown by Milan in this game have already touched countless audiences.

And Milan also made a strong announcement to the outside world with a 3-0 victory before the Champions League.

That's why they are now at the top of Serie A!

Leon was eventually replaced by Flamini in the 77th minute of the second half.

And his 77-minute run has reached an astonishing 13.2 km!

The away Milan fans did not hesitate to give Leon the most warm and cordial applause and cheers.

And Allegri also gave Leon a big hug.

At the end of the match, Inzaghi was unsurprisingly voted Player of the Match.

But in an interview with the media, Jiu Ye bluntly said that he wanted to share this award with Li Ang.

And countless media people also expressed their admiration for Li Ang unreservedly in the post-match report writing.

Of course, while they all agreed on Leon's importance to Milan defensively, they didn't realise the extent of that importance.

Two days later.

San Siro Stadium.

After more than 90 minutes of hard-fought battle, in the dead silence of San Siro, the indulgent celebrations of Tottenham players and fans were extremely harsh.

And in the stadium, the live score is displayed on the electronic card.

That 0-2 number also looks so hideous and dazzling in the eyes of Milan fans at this moment!

Milan lost at home, and the top of the Serie A table, which was unanimously favored by the media before the game, lost to fifth place in the Premier League!

A crisp 0-2, Milan lost two away goals and basically lost the chance to advance to the quarterfinals.

And Tottenham, who want to turn around the morale of Tottenham away from home, is too difficult, too difficult......

Eevee clenched his fists and let go.

He was angry and reluctant because he missed an absolutely good chance in the game and couldn't take the lead in breaking the balance of the game.

Milan were slow to open their scoring accounts in an unfamiliar rhythm and, more crucially, their defense at the back was not stable today.

"It would be nice if Leon was here..."

Frustrated and frustrated, Eevee muttered the words.

This is also the voice of the vast majority of Milan fans at the moment.

In the past, they were able to hold on, so the attacking players up front were not panicked at all and could always patiently help Ibrahimovic find an opportunity to score.

But today, the midfield couldn't hold on, and they lost a neat bargain, giving up the initiative to Tottenham.

And the difference between this is actually a Leon......