Owner of AC Milan strengthens confidence in Amorim: “Plenously according”

O AC Milan left behind the (surprising) defeat suffered in the middle of the week, before Ferencváros, in the middle of Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, by 0-2, in play counting for the fourth day of the league phase of the Europe League, and this Sunday returned to victories, by taking the best over Genoa, in the trip to Stadio Communale Luigi Ferraris, by 1-2, in the 11th round of Serie A.

Alphadjo Cissé opened the marker at 13 minutes, and just six minutes later, it was Christian Pulisic's turn to taste on foot, Gonçalo Ramos' pass. At 89 minutes, Mikael Ellertsson still scored and made the rossonero emblem go through a few moments of ‘aperture’, but the truth is that he actually managed to ‘hold the fort’.

Gerry Cardinale, owner of the club, is in the United States of America, but made a point of watching the game via television and, after the final whistle, exchanged a few words with the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, which he used to leave another message of trust in the work that has been carried out by Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim.

“The team has shown courage, determination and willingness to win. Let us continue with this (...). I fully agree with Ruben's remarks after the game. There are still aspects on which we need to continue to work to maintain the same level, during the 90 minutes, but this time it was really important to win the three points,” he said.

“ I am truly pleased with the spirit I have seen in each of our players. From now on, it is important to move forward on this path”, he added, concerning a result that allowed the Milanese group to ascend to the fourth position of the Serie A (the last that gives access to the Champions League), with 24 points. At the front are Lazio (with 29), Internazionale (with 28) and AS Roma (with 27).

Ruben Amorim's words after Genoa-AC Milan

In statements to the DAZN streaming platform, Ruben Amorim was “very proud” of the way his players approached Genoa, but warned that from now on they cannot let their guard down: “The important thing is to always be competitive. With this attitude, we can win any game. The important thing is to be versatile”.

“ We have to think game by game. This team can win any game, but it is not yet solid enough to look ahead and set more ambitious goals. Right now, we have a lot of outsiders. When we recover them, we can become even more competitive in both competitions ", he said.

Ex-Sporting also took the opportunity to go out in defense of Gonçalo Ramos, who continues to be questioned, after last summer it was acquired from Paris Saint-Germain for 74 million euros: “We don’t spend enough time in that area of the land to help Ramos receive more balls. The problem is not Ramos, it is the team, who cannot get the ball more often to this area, where it can be decisive”.