At the start of “Milan” not a single Italian. This has never happened to them in Serie A

So, who is the Internationale now?

Milan have not won three matches in a row. For the match with Salernitana, Stefano Pioli released a completely foreign squad, but Olivier Giroud’s goal only allowed him to catch on for a draw (1:1).

According to Opta, there were no Italians at the start of Milan for the first time since the beginning of the three-point era (when 3 points were awarded for a victory), that is, since the 1994/95 season. However, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sky Sport (Italy) and La Repubblica specify that this happened to the club for the first time in history – at least in Serie A. This is what Milan’s historic start looks like.

• Representatives from 9 countries at once got into the start (two players have dual citizenship). Most French – 4.5 (Bennacer was born in France, but plays for Algeria). Interestingly, when Real Madrid recently entered the field without the Spaniards, the French also dominated the start of Madrid .

The rest of the countries have one representative each: Leau (Portugal), Diaz (Spain), Salemakers (Belgium), Krunic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Tomori (England), Tiav (born in Germany, but also has a Finnish passport from his mother).

The Italian in a Milan jersey had to wait on the field until the 77th minute, when defender Alessandro Florenzi appeared. In the end, another one came out – Sandro Tonali.

“Salernitana” also did not release a lot of Italians at the start – they limited themselves to three.

• Italy head coach Roberto Mancini disappointed:

“This is a problem that has been around for some time. Complaining is useless, we must look for solutions. It’s understandably disappointing because we have so many good Italian players, but every club and every coach makes their own choices.”