AC Milan boss, Stefano Pioli, has granted an interview to the microphones of Sky Sport Italia to discuss the great display of his players against Atlético Madrid last night. Here are the Italian tactician's words:
"I am very happy especially for the players and for the fans who were so many here too. The team was mature, strong and aware and played with personality against a difficult opponent and in a difficult stadium. The team has always believed in it."
On the importance of his success:
"Now we have to be good. We have to demonstrate the moral value of this victory in the next matches. The performance in Florence was still good with some mistakes. Now we have to exploit this result to throw ourselves back into the Serie A with conviction."
"We have to fight for the top positions and we want continue to play these games despite the difficulties we have encountered. We must demonstrate our maturity without getting too excited and continuing to work seriously."
Stefano Pioli continued:
"These are the European nights of Milan. I have seen so many happy and proud fans and this gives us great strength. We know that we are not a very experienced team and we still have a long way to go. We want to honor the competition and also think about the next matches in the league."
On Junior Messias:
"Messias' story is very beautiful but it is only at the beginning. He has the qualities to be in Milan."
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