For each AC Milan and Liverpool, their most up-to-date home outcomes have confirmed to be an outlier within the theme of their respective begins to the season.
Forward of the Champions League conflict between the 2 groups on Tuesday night time, the Rossoneri loved a cathartic 4-0 win over Venezia – their first of the Serie A marketing campaign after two attracts and a defeat – whereas the Reds noticed their 100% Premier League document ended as Nottingham Forest triumphed at Anfield.
Arne Slot’s facet put that hiccup behind them to expire totally deserving 3-1 winners on the San Siro, with the consequence and the general development of the match prompting a considerably lewd chant from a group of offended house supporters.
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As famous by James Horncastle by way of X and for The Athletic, shortly earlier than full-time final night time, a gaggle of followers within the Curva Sud have been shouting ‘Fuori coglioni!’, which the Italian soccer professional translated as them demanding that the Milan gamers ‘present some balls’.
Chants of “Fuori coglioni!” reverberate round San Siro. Milan’s gamers instructed emphatically to point out some balls after tonight’s defeat
— James Horncastle (@JamesHorncastle) September 17, 2024
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Whereas the frustration of the Forest consequence and efficiency was compounded by how nicely Liverpool performed in Italy, the venomous environment among the many house help on the San Siro confirmed that issues may very well be a complete lot worse.
The Reds had overwhelmed Milan within the personal yard earlier than, however the method during which we dominated final night time illustrated not solely how good Slot’s group might be once they’re on tune, but additionally how far the Rossoneri have fallen for the reason that formidable facet they’d once we performed them in two Champions League finals within the 2000s.
Fortunately it’s been a very long time since an analogous degree of anger was so palpable inside Anfield, even throughout the tough 2022/23 season. The closest factor we’ve needed to that degree of mutiny in fashionable instances was the tail finish of the dismal Roy Hodgson period halfway by 2010/11.
Whereas Paulo Fonseca continues the damning postmortem from his group’s perspective, Liverpool followers might be content material with their facet getting again on the horse by making a victorious return to the Champions League and hopefully emitting a successful notice domestically as soon as extra on the weekend.
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