Sergio Conceicao was in mourning this night, so Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke for Milan and hailed the affect of the brand new arrivals. ‘We’re Milan, if we will solely depend on one participant then we’re in bother.’
It was a troublesome slog for the Rossoneri to interrupt down the worst defence in Serie A, as Verona held agency till the seventy fifth minute.
Alex Jimenez dinked up a move for Rafael Leao’s acrobatic flick, establishing the Santiago Gimenez header from shut vary
When it got here to the most-match interviews, particular advisor Ibrahimovic attended somewhat than Conceicao as a result of information had simply come by that legendary FC Porto President Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa had died on the age of 87.
He was President for 42 years from 1982 to 2024, profitable 68 titles, a few of them with Conceicao as coach.
“I’m right here as a result of the coach is within the locker room, he’s very shaken on the loss of life of the Porto President, who was like a father to him. So I’m right here,”
Gimenez has grow to be solely the third participant within the three factors for a win period to attain in his first two Serie A appearances for Milan, following within the footsteps of Andriy Shevchenko and Christian Pulisic.
“I anticipated issues to go this nicely, as a result of Gimenez is somebody who likes to attain targets and this can be a group the place the ball does get into the field. You simply must be prepared to satisfy it and put it into the web,” added Ibrahimovic.
“It’s not straightforward coming to Italian soccer as a foreigner, however we’re serving to him to settle in and step-by-step get stronger.”
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This consequence implies that Milan have at the least received their Serie A kind again on observe with 10 factors from the final 4 rounds, failing solely to beat Inter in a dramatic 1-1 draw.
“It is a crucial victory. It’s true we solely scored one purpose, however we dominated and in case you rating early, then it completely opens up. With all due respect to Verona, they got here to San Siro solely to defend and it’s not straightforward to play towards a well-organised group. When you rating early, it’s a really completely different recreation.”
the place he had little or no enjoying time, however has been virtually ever-present because the transfer to Milan, so is that this a method to get him again to match health faster?
“He got here right here to play and to assist. The coach makes the choices, it relies on the video games and his kind. Joao Felix is a participant who at all times desires the ball at his toes, he creates conditions and if he’s in good kind, then he ought to play. It’s as much as the coach.”
Rafael Leao got here off the bench this night and made an affect with the help, so is it taking among the strain off that he’s not thought of the one expertise within the Milan squad?
“He’ll at all times be a reference level for this facet. The statistics present he makes the distinction, even when he’s not in prime kind, he nonetheless makes the distinction. He offered an help right this moment off the bench, that’s what we want him to do.
“We’re Milan, so if we solely have one participant to depend on, then we’re in bother! The extra gamers you could have, the extra alternate options there are. Each coach has to rotate the squad while you play each three days, in any other case we’ll burn them out and danger accidents. It’s also essential to maintain everybody concerned and assured.”
Now Milan look to the Champions League play-off, the place they host Feyenoord on Tuesday evening and should overturn the 1-0 first leg defeat in Rotterdam.