#gerry-cardinale

#gerry-cardinale

AC Milan's season took a turn for the worse after the Bastoni-Kalulu affair: Allegri did everything he could to keep AC Milan out of the refereeing mess, even leaking rumors about alleged phone calls to the AIA. Then there was Parma, with Troilo's goal validated. Then there was the AC Milan of the two heads.

Gerry Cardinale has visited Milanello twice in quick succession (at least by his usual timescale), and more frequent trips could follow. La Gazzetta dello Sport's report begins by outlining the 'three corporate cornerstones' around which RedBird Capital want to run Milan: continuity, stability, centrality. Cardinale's two visits to Milanello in just a few weeks are a step in this direction, speeches and handshakes aside.

Cardinale entertained himself talking to the managers (present in full), the technical staff and the players. Particularly significant was the moment when he shook hands and hugged Captain Maignan, whom he congratulated on the renewal of the contract, since Mike has an important value for the Devil's sports project. Cardinale also stopped to talk alone with Allegri, with whom he took stock of the team's situation, fresh from two consecutive victories and -8 from the leader Inter.