MN: Ancelotti and now Allegri – Milan match 17-year old achievement with Roma clean sheet

Last night, AC Milan matched a record that had stood for 17 years, a testament to the changes in the past few years.

Looking back to last year, it is clear that the defence defined the year, and it could be the case again this year, just for all of the right reasons. The differences are difficult to do justice with words, so this is where one must look at numbers.

First since Ancelotti

Last year, at the exact same point, Milan had conceded 13 goals, whilst only scoring 17 to have a positive goal difference of four. Now, the Rossoneri have conceded seven goals in their opening 10 games whilst scoring 15 times. Their goal difference doubled for the better.

As MilanNews writes, too, it is the first time since Carlo Ancelotti’s 2008/09 squad that the Diavolo have opened the season in this manner with only seven goals conceded. Interestingly, that season also started with a 2-1 loss at San Siro.

Since the Roma game, Don Carlo has praised Allegri for his team’s performances so far, even suggesting that they could be a contender for the Scudetto already. Of course, it is early to be getting carried away, but Milan are undeniably in the conversation now.