Milan never concedes a goal with him, but concedes without him. Amorim's defensive equation so far is strikingly simple and rests solely on the shoulders of Mario Gila. The Spanish defender, who arrived in the summer from Lazio, overcame the setback remedied at the end of the match against Juventus in Turin, where he had been forced to be substituted, and on Saturday he will be regularly in his place at the Olimpico to face Lazio, his former club.

Milan, the latest on Gila

If the data certify his fundamental importance for Amorim's balance, there is a downside that generates considerable discussion: during the current season, Gila has never finished a match from the first to the last minute of play.

A trend that, moreover, comes from afar. Already last year in Rome, from February onward, the centre-back was substituted 7 times out of 10, completing the 90 minutes on only 3 occasions. On Saturday at the Olimpico he will find his old crowd: Amorim hopes that this time the Spanish player manages to hold out until the final whistle, guaranteeing Milan that defensive solidity that without him begins to creak.