Another statistic that AC Milan could do without during their negative season is the fact that they are the worst penalty takers in Europe.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, Milan have missed four penalties out of nine this year, which means they have scored only 55.6%. Four penalties were missed by four different shooters, too: Theo Hernandez, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez.
It is symptomatic of the general unease at the club this season. In the major European league, no team has done worse (SC Freiburg have also missed four). It has the anatomy of a disaster because when it happened, the Rossoneri always lost.
The Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence has been and will forever remain in the negative symbolism of the Rossoneri season. It was October 6, 2024, the seventh game of the season. After a slow start, Milan arrived in Tuscany on the wave of three consecutive victories, including the derby.
Fiorentina had started rather badly and for the Rossoneri there was the opportunity to extend the streak. With La Viola leading 1-0, at the end of the first half Pairetto gave a penalty for Milan (Ranieri on Reijnders). Morata took the ball, Hernandez takes it from him, goes to shoot and De Gea saved.
