ZAGREB (CROATIA) (ITALPRESS) – “In soccer there are no miracles, to have that evolution we want there is only work. We are preparing the team for matches that are all decisive in different competitions. We hope for a positive result, namely victory.” AC Milan coach Sergio Conceicao said this in the press room at Zagreb’s Maksimir Stadium on the eve of the Champions League match against Croatia’s Dinamo. “The shock comes with the work and motivation to play this competition, and we want to end this phase in the best way – added the Rossoneri coach, preferring not to return to the quarrel with Calabria after the win with Parma – The shock we have in Milanello, with the responsibility of defending a club like Milan at its best.” “A round of rest for Morata? I understand the question, but I think about one game at a time and I don’t make calculations, when we do that the results are not good. We have to focus on a difficult match to achieve the second goal after the Super Cup win: to go ahead in the Champions League among the top eight. We are focused on this match, we will think about the derby on Thursday already on the plane coming home,” added the former Lazio winger. Regarding the chances of winning the Champions League, the Portuguese coach, who took over running from compatriot Fonseca, recalled that “there are many games left, the goal is to finish in the top four. I said it in the previous question: we cannot think about the derby, let alone the Champions League. Looking ahead, we don’t see the stairs that are there and we risk stumbling.” Also present in the conference was Rossoneri striker Christian Pulisic: “We did well in the Champions League, I don’t know why we win more in Europe than in the league. We have a great opportunity tomorrow to get into the top eight. What is Milan lacking right now? It’s hard to say exactly,” the former Chelsea man admitted, “I think in the last few games we have shown a spirit always towards the end: we want to show it in the start as well. I don’t know what is missing the most.” Pulisic ruled out that AC Milan, lackluster in Serie A, is more focused on European commitments: “We don’t think so, since we don’t play well in the league then we only focus on the Champions League… We have to focus on every game, hoping to do well in the league as well.”- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
