Milan are showing early signs of Ruben Amorim's ideas taking hold, but the transformation is far from complete, with the same problems from last season still surfacing in pre-season.
Hiring Amorim was a decision to change how Milan play, and the two most recent outings offer a first read on how that shift is progressing. The direction is encouraging in places, less so in others.
On the positive side, Gazzetta dello Sport this morning points to the character the side has shown, having gone behind in both games and clawed back a draw on each occasion. That willingness to keep pushing rather than fold is a starting point Amorim can build on.
The pressing has come on noticeably as well. It was poor in Glasgow, but against Inter on Wednesday the Rossoneri squeezed far more effectively. The problem was holding that intensity across the full match, something they could not manage, though the improvement itself was clear.
The team is also becoming more vertical, prioritising getting forward and scoring over patient, slow build-up. That change in intent should suit several of the attacking players in the squad.
The flaws are just as visible, and Amorim has said as much in his recent press conferences. Against Inter, Milan looked uneasy playing out from the back, a recurring weakness that showed up repeatedly last season and before.
Consistency is the other issue, both within a single game and from one game to the next. You see different versions of the same team inside 90 minutes, and the equaliser against Inter arguably owed something to fortune.
There is also the matter of speed. Whether it is spotting the right pass in build-up or executing it quickly enough, Milan remain too slow and need to think and move faster in possession.
All three problems, the shakiness in build-up, the dips in consistency and the tempo, are the kind that ease with time on the training ground and more matches in the system. From here, the pre-season run and the opening weeks of the campaign will show how quickly Amorim can drill his ideas in.