AC Milan head coach Vincenzo Montella does not expect goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to push for a move away anytime soon. AC Milan’s Carlos Bacca in action agains Lazio’s Stefan De Vrij.
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Milan, who secured a precious 1-0 win at Sampdoria on Friday to move up to 10th at four points behind leaders Napoli, face a heavy schedule over the next 10 days beginning with Lazio at home on Tuesday.
“The solid spirit we’ve had for the last two matches is what we need going forward”, Milan captain Riccardo Montolivo told Mediaset Premium.
“We did well. We were balanced, practical and clinical, and we have to carry on like this”.
Carlos Bacca scored for the second game in a row, collecting Juraj Kucka’s through-ball and picking his spot. Their midfield is very strong, we’ll see if [Lucas] Biglia will be back from his injury. “We tried to recover the situation but weren’t as organised after the break”.
Milan could have doubled their lead before halftime when Lazio’s uncertain backline was exposed by the fleet-footed Suso and the nervous Strakosha was forced to parry clear after the Spaniard’s cross was deflected goalwards by defender Bastos.
Lazio made two changes at halftime and substitute Keita fired over early on after outmuscling two defenders.
Milan’s next Serie A match is a tricky away trip to Fiorentina on Sunday, a team Montella managed for three seasons between 2012 and 2015.
As Milan near the completion of a takeover by a Chinese consortium at the end of the year, the seven-time European champions can ill afford to lose one of their top players.
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Strakosha, a 21-year-old Albanian, was filling in after regular Lazio starter Federico Marchetti injured his calf during the warmup.
