According to MilanNews.it, journalist Sandro Sabatini reviewed Milan's loss to Bologna in a video program, stating that the Rossoneri squandered a golden opportunity to close the gap on the league leaders.
Sabatini said that the first half was very favorable for Milan. At that time, Internazionale and Venezia were drawing 0-0, and Milan had a chance to narrow the points gap to 2 points, bringing the title race back to even ground before the derby, and even having the opportunity to overtake. After this loss, the points gap widened, and more critically, the morale, mentality, and derby preparation atmosphere of the two teams are now completely different. Milan missed an incredible opportunity, while Bologna still had energy reserves heading into the second half.
In his opinion, Bologna coach Palladino delivered an outstanding performance in this match, almost giving Amorim a masterclass. Juan Miranda, who came off the bench, changed the course of the game, but the loss cannot be simply attributed to Miranda's appearance or another single factor. Sabatini individually reviewed the Milan players' performances: Maignan was hardly tested throughout the match and had little impact; Tomori performed excellently in the first half before leaving due to injury; Koni De Winter was strong in the first half but lost his way and lacked confidence in the second; S. Pavlovic is better suited as a man-marking center-back in a back three, and is prone to errors in a back four system; Pervis Estupiñán had minimal presence; Yunus Musah was active and diligent but was deployed out of position at right-back, failing to utilize his strengths—Palladino, during his time at Atalanta, knew how to use Musah effectively; Ardon Jashari ran actively but his ball handling was erratic; Davide Bartesaghi, who performed brilliantly in the previous round, was neutralized in this match and even scored an own goal, which proved to be the turning point; Gonçalo Ramos drifted on the field and struggled to influence play, with his limitations now exposed.
Sabatini also praised Alphonso Cissé, stating that based on his performance in this match alone, Cissé was far superior to Leao's form last season.