AC Milan forward, Miha breathe. Berry-Niang is the semifinals – La Gazzetta dello Sport

​​January 13, 2016 – Milan

The shadows remain, the fear goes away. At least for a few days. Milan beat 2-1 the Carpi and earns the Italian Cup semi-finals to face against the winner of Spice-Alexandria; Sinisa Mihajlovic away the ghost of Lippi that seemed to hover over his head and gives you a few days of serenity. Not enough, of course, to turn off the voices finally Sunday arrives Fiorentina and just another ko to revive the smash, because the success of San Siro comes after a disappointing second time. And to pave the way for Miha, ironically, was the truant of discord turned into a blessing: so it’s opening goal from Carlos Bacca, the Serbs would have hung on the wall four months ago when he tried the same gesture with Palermo .

start sprint – Luiz Adriano started smiling for China, where it will earn, it seems, about 8 million euro season: so lets orphan Miha a striker, but having the bench Boateng and reviving Balotelli after 3 and a half months, Sinisa does not waive 4-4-2 with Berry and Niang and confirms Honda right. They are the key men of Milan where for once Bonaventura almost limited to homework. The first opportunities arrive from kick (Zapata freaked out, punishment Honda rejected by Brkic), then right Honda triggers truant Berry leaping goalkeeper and bags as you do not expect. And it’s always Carlos, escaping on the left Romagnoli (Simone course, that of Carpi) to give the ball to Niang doubling to 29 ‘.

the difference – The screams of Beavers revitalize a little ‘from Emilia after the 2-0, but it is clear that the difference compared the match ended 0-0 in Modena just over a month ago, is also the attitude of the two teams: AC Milan is motivated by the chance to win a title this season, or at least to go and play in the final, and for 30 minutes, without overdoing it, with a Montolivo not always impeccable and the drive still absent full-backs, it takes more grit pressing very high; freshman, albeit in the field with almost all the owners, seems to want to save energy for the championship inevitably paying the technical gap, but not just put a little ‘off the head shows they can hurt. The signs of recovery are confirmed warned before the break to start the second half when the Carpi if played with White and especially Mancosu more: the new acquisition is the first goal with the new jersey after 5 minutes, even if the credit is mainly Lasagna, good at burning De Sciglio in the sprint and give the attacker the winning assist. Mihajlovic, thus, removes Niang put Boateng, who returns to San Siro after two and a half years, but does not repeat the impact had in Rome. It’s all Milan, however, to fall dangerously although Abbiati did not run more risks and Honda, indeed, to touch the trio. He does not come, but Sinisa still pulls a sigh of relief. Without erasing all the shadows.

Ivan Palumbo

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