Summary: Both teams in Milan are at something of a crossroads as injuries and a number of very poor transfer decisions have finally come hone to bite Internazionale while consistency remains an ever-present concern across town at AC Milan where Max Allegri continues to deliver unimpressive results against the top sides in Serie A for a third consecutive year. That is the landscape upon which this episode of calcio madness begins as we explore two extremely complicated seasons for Milanese football and how the season might just actually shake out with only a few rounds to go in the 2012-13 campaign with only top three, the Europa League and relegation slots left to be decided. We begin with the great advert for Italian football which is SuperMario and from there Owen Neilson helps adjust this episode as we move to the matter of these problems inside both Milan football clubs, starting with accusations about referees by Massimo Moratti which is a way is a smokescreen diverting from where the real problems lie in terms of personnel decisions and massive injuries and then over to AC Milan where top three should never have been so much of a struggle to begin with and now face some major end of season questions about the very man who leads this team from the touchline. Max Allegri does appear to divide opinion based entirely upon perceptions, but his track record both in Serie A against the top sides over the last three years have sparked debate on whether or not he is the right man longer term as the Rossoneri look to implement a youth policy in concert with a rebuild strategy over the next 2-3 years and there are suitors out there already for his services. We also discuss the nature of Italian derbies with a delicious Coppa Italia Final between Roma and Lazio now in the cards, whether Verona will be next to see a derby renewed as Serie B comes into focus and whether a young player at Ascoli named Simone Zaza is the next emerging Italian force like Lorenzo Insigne of a year ago at Pescara. We also look quickly at the relegation prospects for Palermo who might have caught a last desperate breath and survival could just be in the hands of a young player who delivers the magic week after week.
