Sergio Conceicao was in mourning this night, so Zlatan Ibrahimovic spoke for Milan and hailed the influence of the brand new arrivals. ‘We’re Milan, if we will solely depend on one participant then we’re in bother.’
It was a tricky 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 go 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 reasonably than Conceicao as a result of information had simply come via 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, successful 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 dying 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 effectively, as a result of Gimenez is somebody who likes to attain targets and it is a workforce 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 simple 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 outcome signifies that Milan have at the least acquired their Serie A type again on monitor with 10 factors from the final 4 rounds, failing solely to beat Inter in a dramatic 1-1 draw.
“This can be a essential victory. It’s true we solely scored one objective, however we dominated and when 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 isn’t simple to play in opposition to a well-organised workforce. Should you rating early, it’s a really completely different sport.”
the place he had little or no taking part in time, however has been virtually ever-present for the reason that 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 depends upon the video games and his type. Joao Felix is a participant who at all times desires the ball at his ft, he creates conditions and if he’s in good type, then he ought to play. It’s as much as the coach.”
Rafael Leao got here off the bench this night and made an influence with the help, so is it taking a few of the stress off that he’s now not thought of the one expertise within the Milan squad?
“He’ll at all times be a reference level for this aspect. The statistics present he makes the distinction, even when he’s not in high type, he nonetheless makes the distinction. He supplied an help right now off the bench, that’s what we’d like 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’ve gotten, the extra alternate options there are. Each coach has to rotate the squad whenever you play each three days, in any other case we’ll burn them out and danger accidents. It is usually necessary 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.
