Milan fans protest against CEO Giorgio Furlani during Atalanta game

Beyond that, it also questioned the signings made by Furlani and the RedBird ownership.

“Furlani, at the helm of two complicit owners, effectively obliterated that winning team and the management that had built it, destroying all the good that had been achieved up to that point. And we’re not just talking about sporting results, because our love goes far beyond victories; we’re referring above all to the fact that after a decade of anonymity, the organised fans, in symbiosis with the management of the time, managed to create a unique chemistry, restoring the foundation of all Milanism with everything that AC Milan can mean to its fans. And today, instead, we are faced with a stadium devoid of any feeling and devoid of the soul that has always made it unique. We have seen embarrassing players arrive, the result of transfer window sessions managed by incompetent characters, and just when we hoped this club would learn from the mistakes of the past, choosing competent figures like Igli Tare and Max Allegri, we have witnessed constant interference in the selection of purchases and the management of the team.

“An ambitious club would have had a duty to try in January, satisfying the requests of the manager and sporting director, but instead, once again, accountant Furlani made his decision based solely on financial interests.”

A group of fans also held a banner against the CEO just before the game, saying: ‘Furlani, Get Out’.

Even during the game, fans inside the San Siro chanted against the controversial Italian, whose future should now be uncertain with every passing day.

It would also be fair to suggest that he is simply the puppet of an ownership that doesn’t really have a larger footballing vision. That is holding Milan back constantly with the issue stretching far beyond individuals.

Kaustubh Pandey I GIFN