AC Milan's week has swung sharply from relief to renewed concern. The 2-0 win at Udinese, reported by Goal, briefly steadied the ship after the heavy Europa League defeat to Bournemouth, with Christian Pulisic and Omari Hutchinson providing the goals. That momentum lasted less than a week. On Wednesday, Milan fell 2-4 to Bologna at San Siro, their first league defeat of the season, with Samuel Mbangula's hat-trick doing the damage. Alphadjo Cisse scored twice to put Milan ahead, but the collapse after half-time, compounded by an autogol from Bartesaghi and the loss of Fikayo Tomori to injury, exposed the squad's fragility.

The injury situation is now a serious concern. As Goal's injury tracker details, Amorim was already without Rabiot, Gila, Moreira, Saelemaekers, Gabbia, Chukwueze and Loftus-Cheek heading into the Bologna game. Tomori's withdrawal adds another name to a list that is growing at the worst possible time. The official lineups article confirmed how stretched the squad already was before kick-off.

Milan sit fifth in Serie A with 18 points from nine games, according to the structured data, seven points behind the top two. The derby against Inter arrives on Saturday 31 October at San Siro, and Amorim faces it with a depleted squad, a bruised dressing room, and serious questions about his side's ability to hold a result when things go wrong.