MN: ‘Cardinale you have to sell’ – how the Olimpico atmosphere quickly turned toxic | OneFootball

It is fair to say that fans were not happy last night, and understandably so. AC Milan failed to perform to their best in a cup final, it was never going to be jolly.

In hindsight, you can probably suggest that there was too much pressure on the cup final. However, that is the fault of the club, rather than anyone else. A season cannot be made by the third to last game of the year – the stakes are too high.

For Milan though, this was the case.

They have not competed for the Scudetto, and a Champions League challenge followed suit pretty quickly after. Following that, the chances of Europe fell, and fell, and fell. However, they rose at the thought of a Coppa Italia redemption.

Of course, there is a chance of qualification through Serie A, but this was an ‘easier’ path, if not the only feasible one.

So, after failing to win last night, the Rossoneri are left questioning everything, with the future very unclear. What was not unclear though was the thoughts and feelings of the fans towards the senior members of the club.

As Milan News wrote last night, after another ‘shameful page’ in the recent history of the club, the fans’ anger was palpable with chants against the management heard loud and clear.

“Cardinale devi vendere” (Cardinale, you have to sell), “Questa società non ci merita” (This club does not deserve us), “Via le m*rde dal nostro Milan” (Get the sh*t out of our Milan) and finally, “Scaroni uomo di m*rda”(Scaroni, you sh*tty man).

Considering Cardinale had already been criticised earlier in the day for not being in attendance, it certainly has not been a good day for his stock. A very toxic atmosphere, indeed.