In terms of attack, Boateng's forward insertion is also a sharp weapon for Milan. In the first half of the season, Allegri had experimented with the trident combination of Ibrahimovic-Robinho-Boateng, and the forward insertion of the Ghanaian made Milan's offensive system more hierarchical and multi-pointed. The Milan team that adopted this configuration once faced two opponents, Bologna and Brescia, and Boateng scored in both matches, with Milan winning 3-0 each time. Now this unfortunate egg has become Napoli, and Milan's method of victory was exactly the same as those two matches - each member of the trident scored a goal, and Milan won 3-0. In terms of statistics, Boateng completed six passes, one dribble, two fouls suffered, and one goal in just 27 minutes. After the match, "Lenta" did not hesitate to give Boateng a high score of 6.5, reflecting the excellent performance of the Ghanaian. However, for Milan, Boateng's return from injury has deeper implications. In the league, the signing of Cassano gave Milan's front-line rotation a lot of space, but on the Champions League stage, the "bad boy" does not have the eligibility to play. In the first leg against Tottenham, Allegri used the configurations of Ibrahimovic-Robinho-Seedorf in the first half and Ibrahimovic-Robinho-Pato in the second half, but neither of these configurations performed up to expectations. On March 9th, Milan will face Tottenham in a life-and-death battle, and Boateng's return could very likely be Milan's winning key. "Milan Sport" once gave Boateng a very dreamy title, "AC Milan's talisman." Why say that? Because in the 16 games Boateng participated in, Milan accumulated 36 points, with an average of 2.25 points per game. However, in the 10 games Boateng missed, Milan only scored 19 points, with an average of only 1.9 points per game. Boateng has been injured since last Christmas, which was also the period when Milan was most fiercely chased by Inter. Don't forget, in the first leg where Milan defeated Napoli 2-1, it was Boateng who opened the scoring and led the team to victory. In fact, Boateng was basically recovered a week ago, and Allegri let him substitute in the game against Chievo, playing for 15 minutes. However, considering that the Ghanaian had been away from the game for a long time, Allegri did not include Boateng in the starting lineup for the top-of-the-table clash against Napoli, and the Milan iron waist only received 15 minutes of playtime. But no one expected that this would be Milan's craziest 15 minutes! At the 79th minute, Ibrahimovic passed through the counterattack to Pato on the left side, and the Brazilian broke into the penalty area and passed to Boateng who followed up, and the latter easily pushed the ball in to make the score 2-0. "Digital Sports" made such an evaluation after the match, "It was this goal that completely drained the morale of the Neapolitans." Why say that? Tottenham is a team with great attacking power, and in the first leg, Modric, Lennon, and others already disrupted Milan's midfield thoroughly, making it difficult for the Rossoneri to create any opportunities, and it was even harder to suppress Tottenham with attacks. Therefore, the only way left for Milan is to apply enough pressure on the opposing midfield and then seize the opportunity to score during the counterattack. From this perspective, Boateng is undoubtedly the best choice to play as the attacking midfielder! The defensive coverage area of the Ghanaian is extremely large, and his forward insertion is also powerful. Moreover, we cannot overlook the fact that a just-recovered Boateng was so fierce, and giving him another week, no one can predict what he might achieve at White Hart Lane! At 3:00 AM Beijing Time on March 1st, AC Milan crushed Napoli 3-0 at home, maintaining their five-point lead over Inter. Notably, two of Milan's goals in this match were completed in the final 15 minutes. Who gave this Milan such astonishing magic? The answer lies in the recovered Boateng. In the final 15 minutes after Boateng came on, Milan scored twice to secure the victory. In fact, it was only during this time that Milan truly took control of the game. If one reason was that Napoli's morale was broken, then the other reason was entirely due to the huge changes brought about by Boateng's substitution. Replacing Robinho, Boateng took over the position of attacking midfielder, which is actually the Ghanaian's favorite position. In this position, the fierce Boateng can greatly compress the space for the opposing holding midfielder, and this characteristic of Boateng was indeed effective in this match. Constrained by Boateng's "mad dog" pressing in the front field, Napoli could not organize attacks calmly near the midfield, and the team could only force the ball into Milan's penalty area through aerial balls. However, it was proven that this method caused extremely low defensive pressure on Milan.