This match has a big "reality check" label written all over. Some months ago I said a fact "Milan haven't beaten any decent teams without penalties or red cards" several Milanisti here bashed me with blatant excuses "but but pens only come from good plays". Gosh hope you wake up and see how Milan were without helps... Atalanta Jube and us stripped out your sugarcoating, Roma up next...
This Milan is a poor version of Inter in the mid 2000s... I hate that guy but Ibra is a beast. ALL of Milan chances were from him, won all aerial duels to finish or assist, or drain a pen out of such. Scarier, our defenders and Conte were all aware of his threat but could do nothing to stop a skillful 193m tower. In the previous derby, THREE men marked him but he still pulled a nutmeg and beated Handa to the corner... Don't avoid the fact that Milan is a one-man team, Ibra carries half and pens care for the other half, when he was absent.
That being said, Ibra's (and Milan's) weakness is right there: he is nearly 40 yo and can't play every minutes. Pioli has to take him off early, not that he surrenders or anything, but due to fatigue. And Milan is toothless afterward. Maybe they lose motivation after 3-0 gap, or, maybe Theo and others don't have any target to cross to anymore. Next matches will be nails to the coffin for them, when Serie A and Europe rolling at the same time. In 4 days they have Red Star, and 3 days later Roma. Good luck with all the ridiculously hyped benchers you guys Milan have.