Hernandez unrecognizable in Puglia and replaced after a time. The six games in Qatar weigh heavily on the legs for a player who has always been – and still is – on the podium in playing time at Milan. Goals and assists are missing, Inter to make a breakthrough
Lately in and around Milanello the line between necessity and punishment is rather blurred. In some cases, such as on the occasion of the immediate mini-retirement decided by Pioli after the elimination in the Italian Cup, the two concepts go hand in hand.