Milanello Corner

Riccardo Montolivo 's arrival at AC Milan last summer carried little doubts from many Rossoneri faithful on whether his the right man to lead Milan's midfield line after being left with names such as Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf and also Gennaro Gattuso. That trust didn't escalated much during the early part of Milan's new season as they were struggling to pick up positive results, while Montolivo himself was still adapting with his new teammates along with several different midfield positions during those days.

Suffering three defeats from four games, is not the start that AC Milan were writing in their early season script, but just like a series of unfortunate events, that's simply the fate that Rossoneri must endure. After last weekend's defeat against Udinese, this midweek, the Rossoneri already have the chance to redeem their current bad patch, although many problems still clouding their path.

AC Milan tasted another defeat but Massimiliano Allegri's future apparently might still alive considering the messy circumstances that hit Il Rossoneri at Friuli stadium.  Having two players sent off in the second period simply cost Milan the game, which is already difficult to begin with. Cristian Zapata might reconsider his decision to lunge a tackle the resulted in his dismissal along with a penalty kick, but Kevin Prince Boateng might really need to control his discipline after he also got a marching order 10 minutes from time.

Massimiliano Allegri 's faith is hanging in very tight rope at the moment as many Italian press suggested that the upcoming match against Udinese on Sunday, could be the final test for him this season. Although this possibility has been denied by Ac Milan 's vice president, Adriano Galliani, but one can't really be sure about Allegri's future, especially after a rather similar situation occurred regarding Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva's departure this summer.

The major overhaul that AC Milan took this summer left many holes to fill, especially that leading role up front which is badly needed after the departure of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who arguably was Rossoneri's vocal point in attack during his two season at Milanello. Being one of the players who have been improving well in the past couple of seasons, Kevin Prince Boateng, currently attempting to take some of that responsibility, although so far it hasn't been successful.

Another disappointing result occurred for Ac Milan this midweek as they still couldn't break their winless home streak in this early part of the season.  A 0-0 draw against Belgium champions, Anderlecht, in the magical Champions League night brought massive jeers from the home crowd, who are anxiously waiting to see their side start winning at San Siro.

In what some Ac Milan fans considered as one of the club's darkest period, a spark of light still shines this summer, due to the introduction of some young talents on Rossoneri's first team squad. Among several potential names who have been raved by Milanisti, one that has been catching majority of people's affection is Mattia De Sciglio.