TIME MACHINE: AC MILAN v ATALANTA

TIME MACHINE: AC MILAN v ATALANTA

AC Milan vs Atalanta will be our first home fixture in May. The 2025/26 season is nearing its final stages and so the countdown has begun before we bid farewell to San Siro for the summer, but there are still many important moments ahead, like this one, with the Rossoneri and La Dea set to meet on Matchday 36 of Serie A. Take a look back at a previous meeting between these two sides on 26 February 2023 with our Time Machine.

At the time, AC Milan were emerging from a difficult spell in the league: draws against Roma (2-2) and Lecce (2-2), heavy defeats to Lazio (0-4) and Sassuolo (2-5), and a derby loss (0-1). Victories over Torino (1-0) and Monza (1-0) steadied the course, while in between came a 1-0 first-leg win over Tottenham in the Champions League Round of 16. The first headline that night was not tactical but visual, since the team wore the . There was also a major return: Mike was back between the posts after five months out with a calf injury. AC Milan started strongly, and after seven minutes, Leão found but he fired over. The breakthrough arrived in the : Giroud’s aerial pass fell to , who unleashed a fierce left-footed volley from the edge of the area. The ball struck the post, rebounded off Musso’s back and into the net. Shortly before the end of the half, Leão threatened again, bursting forward but lacking precision with the finish.