…INJURY REPORT

Kalulu and Bennacer are fine. Bennacer is regaining consistency, Kalulu isn't 100%. Both are ready. The team is doing well, but we are at the end of a long and demanding season. I will have to choose who has the most energy and the best possible condition.

…ABOUT THE MATCH

They are a very direct team, they don't dribble a lot. They change in the defensive phase, but the coach knows how to prepare the match well. It's the coach who gives an idea and the concepts, then it's the players who interpret them. We are a team that prefers to score one more goal rather than play waiting games.

…EUROPE

I was made fun of for saying that Atalanta were among the favourites. Last year we were eliminated by Inter: this diminished the importance of having reached a Champions League semi-final. I think Milan are a good team , but this year we were far from Real and City, but not this one.

…CAGLIARI

We are talking about a great coach, I was lucky enough to have him as a player. I had three teachers like Trapattoni, Bagnoli and Ranieri. He is a top coach in terms of style and ability. He has always achieved great results. He knows how much I respect him, but tomorrow is important for us too.

…ABOUT THE MATCH

The boys are well, we know that we will compete for Serie A in these three matches. Come on, we have to feel good, even those who aren't at 100% know that we're playing for an entire season. As I always say, three months ago we would have signed to be in this ranking situation and not below. It's up to us now, we have three difficult games but we are ready. I think match after match, I can't think of anything else. Now we face Milan. We know how they play and their qualities, we have to play our game with the best players I have at the moment. When I make the starting eleven I choose the players who can allow me to make the best impression. Then the result is the result of several episodes as I always say.

…MILAN

Milan is a great team, they have several champions who can solve the match, plus they are the team that has scored the most goals from corners or from developments. We have to play an excellent game if we want to score points.

…FEAR

I don't think fear took over, because the approach against Lecce was good, but then when you play ten against eleven it's not easy. If we analyse the first forty-three minutes it was a balanced, hard-fought match and we had created more than Lecce. I don't think the team is afraid, we had a lot of fear but we knew how to run it with desire and a spirit of sacrifice on the part of all the boys.