Milan host Red Star at the San Siro Stadium for their final Champions League match, with Fonseca wary of their form in Europe. What kind of opponent is Red Star? “They are a difficult obstacle, they only have three points, but they are coming off a 5-1 win against Stuttgart.” Who will replace Pulisic? “Loftus-Cheek, […]
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Fonseca was angry about Charles De Ketelaere's opener, which he said was scored via a foul on Theo Hernandez. Alvaro Morata found the equalizer for Milan before Ademola Lookman found La Dea's winner. “In the second half we didn't get the ball to the attackers enough, leaving Rafa (Leao) and Morata isolated,” Fonseca told Sky
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Paulo Fonseca believes referee Federico La Penna showed AC Milan “a lack of respect” during the 2-1 defeat to Atalanta. Ademola Lookman's late goal decided the match at the Gewiss Stadium, where Alvaro Morata canceled out Charles De Ketelaere's earlier attempt. While Atalanta climbed to the top of Serie A after a ninth straight win,
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Milan are confident ahead of their visit to high-flying Atalanta in Serie A on Friday, said coach Paulo Fonseca, who knows his team face a tough test. Atalanta are unbeaten in the league since the 3-2 defeat to Como at the end of September and are second behind Napoli. They have earned more than 30
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Atalanta are currently the best team in Serie A and Fonseca accepts that they go to Bergamo as underdogs. Is this a good time to take on Atalanta? “It's never a good time to play against Atalanta. We are in a good moment, we are growing and we are confident. However, it is always difficult
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Paulo Fonseca praised the “serious” attitude shown by his Milan team in their emphatic Coppa Italia victory over Sassuolo. Milan took a four-goal lead at half-time to end hopes of an upset by the Serie B leaders, with Fonseca's team eventually winning 6–1. The hosts were clinical at San Siro, scoring six goals from just
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Milan won 6-1 on Tuesday, with Samu Chukwueze (2), Tijjani Reijnders, Rafael Leao, Davide Calabria and Tammy Abraham scoring. “It was a very good performance, the first half was beautiful and it also helped me to rest some of the players,” Fonseca told Mediaset. “I only have positive things to say, as we have taken
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Milan must remain on their toes when they host impressive Serie B leaders Sassuolo in a Coppa Italia last-16 tie on Tuesday, coach Paulo Fonseca says. Milan start their cup campaign against a Sassuolo team who are in good form after being relegated from Serie A last season, finishing eleven consecutive seasons in the top
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Milan won 3-0, with Gabbia impressing just days after signing a new contract. Fonseca said afterwards: “I can say good things about Gabbia: he is a great professional. “He is taking on an important leadership role and is playing very well. I told him that I am very pleased with his extension: if there is
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Alvaro Morata and Tijjani Reijnders (2) scored the goals for the Rossoneri. Fonseca said: “I think we did a very good performance, both in attack and in defense. This is what it means to play for the team, come off the bench and sacrifice yourself for the team. We won 3-0 but had chances to
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Fonseca spoke ahead of their match against Empoli. He said: “We were better organized against Juve, we were better in transition against Slovan. “It seems that when we improve something, other problems arise. Just because you win doesn't mean we can close our eyes and pretend everything is fine. We have to look at the
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Paulo Fonseca has urged Milan to find a balance between defense and attack after showing several weaknesses in the last two matches. Milan were toothless but defensively solid in a tough 0-0 home draw against Juventus last week, before suffering the opposite problem in a midweek 3-2 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava. After opening
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