GdS: 'Modric Leads the Way' - Milan's Maestro Heading for 11th Consecutive Serie A Start

GdS: 'Modric leads the way' - Milan's maestro heading for 11th consecutive Serie A start

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan take on Parma away from home on Saturday night, and they will once again rely on Luka Modric to orchestrate.La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recall a particular game. It was 2 October 2010 when Massimiliano Allegri earned his first away win as Milan coach, in a season that would end with the title. Andrea Pirlo got the crucial goal, with a strike from no less than 40 yards.Now, on 8 November 2025, Allegri is back a…

Why Serie A teams struggle to contain AC Milan's 40-year-old Luka Modric

Forty years old is the age limit for several public competitions in Italy. Generally, at that threshold, the body’s biological mechanisms begin, or have already begun, to change. For many, it’s a crossing point: on one side, youth, with the gaze turned forward; once past it, however, analysis and reflection on the path taken begin to clutter the mind (with all that follows). At forty, though, in Italy you can still feel young. Not only statistic…