As fan displays go, the effort from AC Milan’s tifosi to depict former owner Silvio Berlusconi surrounded by the trophies the club has won looked impressive. Milan’s sale to a Chinese consortium is set to be ratified next month, and so Sunday’s Derby della Madonnina against city rival Inter was to be Berlusconi’s last at the helm. It was also an opportunity to kick Inter when it’s down; with Frank de Boer sacked, this was new coach Stefano Pioli’s first game in charge, and a Milan win would have put 11 points between the two.
It did not quite work out like that.