GENOA V AC MILAN: REACTIONS FROM MARASSI
Rino Gattuso expressed his satisfaction after the away win at the Luigi Ferraris stadium. The boss praised the physical condition of his team and said the Rossoneri can still have their say to qualify for the next round in Europa League:
"I’m very pleased after tonight’s match. It went very good. Genoa are a well-prepared side, we could have also lost this game. I liked the personality and the mentality of the team. We are in good physical condition and I like that. Some people said Thursdays’ loss (against Arsenal) was due to our poor physical condition, but I knew it had nothing to do with that. For the return match, we have 30% chances of winning".
The hero of the night at the Marassi, André Silva, also spoke to the media after scoring the winner and his first goal in Serie A TIM. This is what the Portuguese striker said to Milan TV:
"If I don’t get to play much it’s because I have to work harder. I had not scored in the competition yet. I am very happy, although Suso’s cross wasn’t so good (laughs). I would like to thank everyone, the staff and my teammates. Scoring means everything to me. We will give our all against Arsenal, we believe in ourselves".
Lucas Biglia too commented on the 0-1 win over Genoa speaking to Milan TV. The Argentinean centre-mid had, too, positive words for his forward teammates:
"It’s very tough to play here, so many teams have lost on this pitch. We came here still a bit disappointed after last Thursday’s defeat but we can still turn it around next week. We have to play as a team and continue to do it our way. We are not looking at the schedule, we focus on one match after the other and then we will see. I’m happy for André Silva because he works so hard in training. I hope Niko (Kalinic) too gets his reward soon".
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