Too bad he`s sort of injury prone.
Yes, that's been his biggest problem. He would've been even better today, if he hadn't missed so much of this and last season.
the last game against Milan?
Same week as the Madrid game, where Aquilani started.
the first game against Madrid?
The second game against Madrid?
Last seasons two games against Man Utd, thats all i remember tbh, but when both are fit, Pizarro is still first choice.
That was last season
. If I remember correctly, Aquilani missed even more of last season due to an injury. I think he was out for a really long time. When both are fully fit, Pizarro as a player has nothing on Aquilani.
Come next week, i'm willing to bet that Pizarro will play ahead of Aquilani in the CL.
I don't think so, it would be a BIG mistake though. Pizarro is a nice player, but Aquilani is something special. Aquilani will make an immediate impact, whereas Pizarro is just another link in Spaletti's system. A lot will depend on how Spalleti sees his chances of getting the scudetto and wether to concentrate on either the CL or scudetto.
I do reckon Spaletti is being more protective of Aquilani recently, wants to prevent from him being out for a longtime yet again and thus exposes him less.