LONDON (ENGLAND) (ITALPRESS) – “Tomorrow is the match of personalities, we must try to control the match against an opponent who has very strong offensive players. We have a small advantage, but we have to play as always.” This is Stefano Pioli’s recipe for overcoming the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 at Tottenham and writing Milan’s name on the quarter-finals scoreboard. Two teams returning from defeats in their respective championships face each other, but above all it starts from the success that Tonali and his companions achieved in the first leg match at the Meazza. “Results that won’t change tomorrow’s match – Pioli assures us at the press conference -. It’s a decisive match for both, I expect Tottenham who will bring more pressure than the San Siro match, which will have a very strong approach, even if it’s a team that has important numbers in the second half. We are ready to play with great confidence, enthusiasm and determination against a highly motivated opponent, but it is normal that this is the case because it is a very important match for both teams. We will have to play with great attention, quality and precise choices”. Tottenham is also counting on the public to overturn the first leg result. “We will play in a hot stadium, an important environment from an emotional point of view, but we want to play in these stadiums and experience these emotions as protagonists”, explains Pioli who also addresses a thought to Antonio Conte, returning to the bench after his absence related to the surgery suffered a few weeks ago. “I think the presence of the coach on the bench is very important, it will certainly be an extra value for them,” explains Pioli.
Also at the press conference was Rade Krunic, a midfielder who could play from the first minute tomorrow regardless of the formation the AC Milan coach adopts. “I consider myself a joker in this team and I think the coach likes this,” says the Rossoneri midfielder who, whether or not he’s employed, has clear ideas about the match awaiting Milan. “We have to face this challenge as Italian champions, we are a strong team and we deserve to be here – explained the player in the press conference -. We know it will be a tough and difficult game, but we are Milan and we have to play it as Milan. We prepared the game well, but then it’s always the episodes that are decisive. We have a small advantage, but we only have to think about playing our game.”
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