A victory that no one wants to celebrate like this
AC Milan not only lost three crucial points this Sunday. Lost a key player in circumstances that give you goosebumps. Ruben Loftus-Cheek had to be taken off on a stretcher after a brutal collision with Parma goalkeeper Edoardo Corvi.
I’m telling you clearly: seeing a guy with a face full of blood and a cervical immobilizer is not football. It is the hardest side of this sport that we love so much. Reports speak of broken teeth and possible head trauma. Awful.
“Our thoughts are with him”,
said Carlos Cuesta, Parma’s coach.
And, beyond the result, there are things that are above. The integrity of an athlete is one of them.
A late goal that chills San Siro
With the match still under shock from the injury, Mariano Troilo appeared in the 80th minute to give Parma the victory. A header after a corner that they first annulled and then, after reviewing the VAR, they validated.
It was Parma’s third straight victory. For Milan, however, it is another monumental setback.
They arrived with the mission of cutting the seven points that Inter had taken from them. His neighbor had already won on Saturday. This defeat leaves them at ten. An abyss in this part of the season.
And be careful, because this is not an isolated accident. On Wednesday they had already let two points slip away at home against Como. Consistency is getting out of hand when they need it most.
The history of the match was completely overshadowed by that image of Loftus-Cheek being treated on the pitch. Sometimes, the score is the least important thing. Today was one of those nights.
