Milan and Juventus meet in the Coppa Italia final on Saturday. “Juve have that and a winning mentality that helped them recover from the start of the season”, he said.
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Pope Francis concluded by encouraging the players to always highlight whatever is “truly good and beautiful” and to not be afraid to share and display with their fans “the moral and religious principles” on which they wish to base their life.
The 79-year-old joined the staff and players for lunch before they departed for Rome in the afternoon, with Brocchi now desperate to end the season on a high after a disastrous end to the Serie A campaign.
Milan full-back De Sciglio is feeling confident, suggesting they could pull off an upset.
“Nothing is risky, the important thing is to not underestimate how much effort we need to put in”, he continued. We are the first to believe in ourselves and we have trained well this week.
On the other side, the Bianconeri defeated Torino, Lazio and Inter Milan to make it to Rome.
“They are the champions of Italy, but we know how to play against them. It will be important that we stay compact and limit their players”.
Milan lost both encounters with Juve this season, going down 1-0 in Turin before a 2-1 defeat at San Siro.
Marco Giampaolo, one of the favourites to succeed Brocchi at the helm given that his name was strongly recommended by Arrigo Sacchi, will have to wait a little longer to see if he has been successful as President Berlusconi contemplates the club’s and his own future.
“We can not keep being embarrassing”, Berlusconi told the squad after lunch with the club sponsors in a video aired on Sky Sport Italia. “You need to give everything you have got inside you and then some more”.
The Rossoneri have concerns over the fitness of Luca Antonelli and Ignazio Abate, but M’Baye Niang could be in contention after nearly three months out with ankle and shoulders problems sustained in a auto crash having returned to full training.
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Allegri will be without injury-hit German midfielder Sami Khedira due to a calf injury, while Juve are also without defender Leonardo Bonucci (suspended) and midfield creator Claudio Marchisio (knee).
