Chelsea comes forward – Corriere.it

The ecstasy of the Cup is a distant memory. At least for Stefano Pioli who, in an attempt to restore the concentration of his players on the race for fourth place, warns that he has closed the Champions League obsession in an armored room. After all, between now and the first Euroderby, four league matches are on the calendar, starting with the match against Lecce at aperitif time. We have the chance to end the season well. There are eight matches left at the end of the tournament, five of which we will play at San Siro. For the quality we have we can hit the target. Provided you show the same concentration and ferocity shown in the European nights, of course. This time, unlike the away match in Bologna where there were ten changes compared to the starters, the Rossoneri coach opts for a mid-term revolution.
Pioli loses Pobegawho sustained a compound rib fracture in training, is leaving home Giroud struggling with a calf tendon problem, Ibrahimovic recovers for the bench and inserts Rebic in the center of the attack.

The Leao intrigue

Leao will be confirmed as a left winger on his favorite clods on the pitch. the undisputed point of reference for the team but the future still to be deciphered. The Portuguese media yesterday revealed a recent meeting in London between the board of Sporting Lisbon – creditor towards the Milan striker – and Chelsea. Second In Bola, the London managers would have asked for information about the size of the 16 million fine plus interest that Leao owes to Sporting. The managers of the Rossoneri technical area record the rumors aware that the situation around the boy is tangled, and made confused by the different positions of the protagonists: the cautious lawyer Ted Dimvula, the reckless Jorge Mendes pushing to take the boy away from Milan, the wavering father who only cares that some company pays off his son’s debt. There shouldn’t be any significant news before June, with the team engaged in the championship race for a place in the next Champions League. And maybe, if he overcomes Inter in the semifinals, he could also be in the running for the highest goal of all, the final scheduled for 10 June. Then the sums will be drawn, renewal or goodbye.

The run-up to fourth place

First, however, we need to run up to fourth place, especially after the points are returned to Juve (the sooner there is a definitive classification, the better it will be for everyone), and then we will think about the derby. I didn’t call Ancelotti for advice. I hope to speak to you in person. Pioli’s wish that remains suspended, in the void, as if to foreshadow a possible appointment in Istanbul…