Ivan Zazzaroni, director of the 'Corriere dello Sport', comments on the qualities of Diego Moreira, Kerim Alajbegovic and Alphadjo Cisse.

On the matchday of Diego Moreira and Kerim Alajbegovic's debut as starters, the scene was once again taken over by Alphadjo Cisse. The 2006-born attacking midfielder eclipsed the two talents on whom Milan and Juventus invested millions of euros in the summer with a feat that gave the Rossoneri the lead in the 68th minute. In his editorial published for the 'Corriere dello Sport', director Ivan Zazzaroni wanted to highlight this aspect.

Milan, Zazzaroni's comments on Cisse

After a general analysis of Milan's and Juventus's values, Zazzaroni focused precisely on Cisse. The director of the 'Corriere dello Sport' stated that he prefers the 2006-born player to both Moreira and Alajbegovic: “Milan and Juve have interesting values and potential that are still unexpressed, it was evident again last night. Both can aim for a Champions League spot: however I suspect that the league involving Inter, Napoli, Roma and Como may be affected only by the length of the European campaign. The talent of Moreira and Alajbegovic is not in question, I continue to prefer Cisse. In this provisional universe, my evaluations have only a journalistic value.”

The amounts spent by Milan and Juventus for Moreira and Alajbegovic

Two of the most important summer investments by Milan and Juventus were those for Moreira and Alajbegovic:

Milan, Diego Moreira: taken from Strasbourg for 45 million euros plus 20 million in bonuses

Juventus, Kerim Alajbegovic: taken from Bayer Leverkusen for 32 million euros plus 5 million in bonuses

Ambitious bets on young players with great potential, who now must prove on the field that they are worth all that money.

Why “Cisse is better”?

Cisse cost Milan decidedly less. In the last winter window, the Rossoneri club paid 8 million euros plus two million in bonuses to Hellas Verona to secure the services of the 2006-born player. A deal conducted by former Milan executives Giorgio Furlani and Geoffrey Moncada, for a player who has already doubled his value with the two goals scored in the first three league matches. Fans hope he can continue to grow and become increasingly important for the team.

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