Inter-Milan, Conceiçao: “Big clubs reach the bottom of competitions”

Milan, April 22, 2025 – Few words. They are not needed and he does not want to spend them, Sergio Conceicao. At least not now, on the eve of Europe's last chance tomorrow. at San Siro at 21pm against Inter: return leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, after the 1-1 draw in the first leg. Winning would mean they could still hope for the Europa League: “Big clubs always try to get to the end of all competitions”.

This is all that's left for Milan, after being eliminated from the Champions League and finishing ninth in the league. So much so that company has been working for the future for a long time: a new meeting with Igli Tare is on the agenda for Giorgio Furlani, who is responsible for choosing the new ds. Atalanta's Tony D'Amico, however, would remain in the background. Future, but Conceiçao thinks about the present. Even starting from the memory of Pope Francis.

“The best for the Catholic Church, I say this as a person who goes to mass every day at 18.30:XNUMX pm. It was a extraordinary person, for his words and his gaze, he is now in heaven". Today, however, he has Giuseppe Farina also passed away, 91 years old, former president of Milan, but also of Padua, Vicenza, Modena among others. “Giussi” Farina was number one of the Rossoneri club from 1982 to 1986, before the arrival of Silvio Berlusconi.

Other times. Now, Conceiçao points out that they are difficult. More or less indirectly, pointing out how long it has been since they won two titles in such a short time (2011 in one year, 2007 in one season). For the rest, he tries to sound the charge: "Very important match. It will be a very competitive Milan, with a lot of ambition and a lot of motivation".

Two more drops available: Loftus-Cheek and especially Walker. In front of, an Inter in the running on all fronts, fresh from the defeat in Bologna: “I’m sorry to challenge them for the Coppa Italia, not for the championship or even for the Champions League. But this is the game, tomorrow: very important. We know them, they know us. Tactically too. We can adopt different solutions, but we have to think about the defense because a house is built from the foundations. For the rest, we also have the qualities”.

Few words. The daily kernel is complicated to digest. And it is: can a victory change the season? “I only think about my work, about everyday life. It is clear that it is a very important match at this point, the team knows it well too. A club like Milan should compete for the Scudetto and the Champions League, reaching the final of the Coppa Italia should be normal. But the last few years have been difficult. And what I think I will say at the end of the season, for better or for worse”.