ITALY – SEPTEMBER 16: AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim watches the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League stage MD1 match between AC Milan and SL Benfica at the San Siro Stadium on September 16, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzani/Getty Images)
Antonio Conte is in the stands as Milan take on Benfica tonight and Ruben Amorim’s issues are becoming very apparent in the statistics.
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The Rossoneri were mocked at half-time as they fell 1-0 behind Dodi Luxbakio’s goal, with pressure already mounting on coach Amorim.
Conte watches Milan’s struggles
It didn’t help Conte’s mood that he was spotted in the stands at San Siro, with the coach becoming a free agent after leaving Napoli in the summer.
Conte has been linked with a potential move to the Rossoneri over the past few months, despite his history with rivals Inter Milan and Juventus.
The statistics paint a worrying picture for Amorim as the Rossoneri In his five games in charge, there have been no goals scored in the first half.
While the manager was praised for his clever second-half substitutions that turned things around, it’s also fair to assume it meant he never got the right starting XI.
In a bizarre statistic, all but one of Milan’s goals in their first four Serie A games have been scored within five minutes of 64 games.th 69 minutes awayth.
The only anomaly was an own goal by Venetian player Redouane Halhal in the 89th gameth.