Italian football is desperate for a change. Their omission from the World Cup does not even feel like one anymore, simply because they have not been there in so long. It is an embarrassing place to be in. As a result, wholesale changes are expected this summer, with the FIGC planning a shakeup and it appears that Milan will play a role within that, directly and indirectly.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, around 50 Serie A players - including some from Milan and Inter - were involved as customers. The Milan Court are investigating things at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, and four people were placed under house arrest.
"I think he has been consistent, I think he's been at Inter for like 7 seasons and doing well no matter who the coach is. He has helped Inter to probably to win the league this season by his consistency and understanding how to read the game. But I think the limit is there, international level, this is it."
The Italian championship is very nice and difficult, with excellent coaches and very strong teams. For circumstances that I cannot know, the Italian national team is not making, however, at the club level, I have a lot of respect for Italy.
They are paying the consequences of the lack of leaders, players with good technique and confidence in the youngsters. In Italy, Lamine Yamal and Musiala would probably play in Serie B to gain experience. And that can't be.
"In the last three years in Italy I have faced something I had never seen. I can't even take a word without them asking me: is the team really yours or Elliott's? It's absurd. It's frustrating."
However, the three big Italian clubs are following with great interest the progress of Anastasios Douvikas, the Greek centre-forward for Cesc Fàbregas' Como. He is one of the revelations of the season, having scored 10 goals in 29 Serie A appearances.
Massimiliano Allegri was keen to point out during his press conference, the target is a Champions League place. Tonight is very much last chance saloon if a comeback is to be even a remote possibility. The Scudetto train has probably departed without Milan, but bragging rights in the city are at stake.
He's a great footballer. If he stays healthy, he will have a really great career. At the age of 17, I already see what a good player for the future needs. He could be not only the future of this club, but also that of Italian football with the national team.
The world of Italian football is in mourning after the news that Giovanni Galeone has passed away at the age of 84. The former player and coach of Pescara and Napoli, among many others, finally lost a long and brave battle with illness. His impact on the world of calcio is something that perhaps does not get spoken about enough.
Francesco Pio Esposito is quickly emerging as one of the brightest young strikers in Italian football. Still only 20 years old, the Inter Milan forward has wasted no time in building a reputation as a physically dominant, technically gifted and tactically intelligent attacker. After impressing on loan at Spezia, where he became a key figure in their Serie B promotion push last season, Esposito has now started making his mark back at his boyhood club.
Gattuso is a symbol of Italian football, the shirt is like his second skin. His motivations, professionalism and experience will be fundamental in taking on the next challenges of the National Team.
