240th Derby della Madonnina: Paulo Fonseca's "Judgment Day"?
At 01:45 on September 23, AC Milan will have the 240th derby della Madonnina with Inter Milan, where the future of the Portuguese strategist may be decided.
Entering this season, the team nicknamed I Rossoneri (red and black) has had major changes on the coaching bench. Specifically, coach Paulo Fonseca was chosen for the captain position, after coach Stefano Pioli left, to be exact, his contract was terminated.
In addition, San Siro stadium has also welcomed a series of quality new players, typically: Alvaro Morata, Strahinka Pavlovic, Emerson Royal, Youssouf Fofana... Along with Mike Maignan, Theo Hernandez or Rafael Leao, coach Paulo Fonseca has a squad with great depth.
However, thestrategist The Portuguese has yet to build AC Milan into a winning machine, at least up to this point. The San Siro team's record in the first 5 matches of the 2024/2025 season has been quite poor, with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
The latest defeat against Liverpool (1-3) in the UEFA Champions League has caused coach Paulo Fonseca to face fierce criticism from Milanista. It can be seen that although he has just taken overAC Milan After a few months, the 1973-born strategist's chair has been shaking violently.
"Unluckily" for coach Paulo Fonseca, AC Milan's upcoming match is the derby della Madonnina with rivals Inter Milan. In every aspect, AC Milan is inferior to the team nicknamed I Nerazzurri (blue and black). Don't forget, in the last 6 confrontations, they have all had to play the role of losers.
Most likely, the 240th Derby della Madonnina will not be an exception. And AC Milan will continue to have to give up 3 points to their city rivals. If that happens, the risk of coach Paulo Fonseca having to follow in the footsteps of coach Daniele De Rossi, who was recently fired by AS Roma, is very clear./.
