Espaillat's decision to run against Rangel sets up a contest that many of New York's black and Latino leaders have said they hoped to avoid, and seems to represent
at least a temporary step backward in the construction of a long - dreamed - of, elusive alliance between New York City's black and Latino political establishments.
As a result, the search may continue for low cost additions to offer
temporary solutions, while Montella will have to hope that his summer recruits
step up and improve as the pressure remains on his shoulders to oversee an upturn in form and to ensure Milan are
at least moving in the right direction ahead of the new year.