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Amorim's Milan unbeaten in five Serie A games despite Europa loss
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๐ฐ After a difficult spell at Manchester United, Ruben Amorim has made an unbeaten start in Serie A with Milan.
๐ Key points
๐ Milan have three wins and two draws from five, 11 points, 5th.
๐๏ธ They are two points behind leaders Roma.
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Amorim is only the third foreign Milan coach unbeaten in his first five.
๐ฉน They lost 2-0 at home to Benfica in the Europa League opener.
๐ฃ๏ธ Amorim says Milan are still far from their potential.
๐ What happened
๐ Milan beat Torino and Venezia, drew with Juventus and Lazio, then beat Lecce 3-0 at San Siro on 20 September through Christian Pulisic, Adrien Rabiot and Diego Moreira. They have scored ten and conceded four.
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Amorim is only the third foreign coach in Milan's history to avoid defeat in his first five league games, after Luis Carniglia and Nils Liedholm in 1963/64, and the first Milan coach of any nationality since Massimo Giacomini in 1979/80.
๐ฉน In Europe, though, Milan lost 2-0 at home to Benfica in their opening Europa League game โ Amorim's first defeat โ with goals from Dodi Lukebakio and Jakub Kamiลski.
๐ฃ๏ธ Amorim said there was still a lot of work to do and many things missing, adding that he does not like people calling it "Amorim's Milan" because "Milan is Milan".
๐ By the numbers
โข Serie A: W3 D2, 10 scored, 4 conceded, 11 points
โข 5th, two points behind leaders Roma
โข First Milan coach unbeaten in his first five since Giacomini in 1979/80
๐ญ Why it matters
After his struggles at United, a smooth start in Milan is a chance for Amorim to rebuild his reputation. But the European defeat and his own admission of shortcomings suggest it is too early to judge. Milan face Sassuolo after the break, followed by a Europa League meeting with Salzburg.
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