Adriano Galliani, vice-president and CEO of Monza, was one of the guests at a charity dinner organized by Serie A in Rome ahead of the Coppa Italia final between AC Milan and Bologna. He said, “I am no longer at Milan, but 31 years cannot be forgotten, so I pray for Milan’s victory.”

Galliani on Monza’s relegation: “I am upset because I was born and raised in Monza and have been a fan since childhood. With Berlusconi, we took the team from Serie C to Serie A, but unfortunately, this year it turned out this way. Next year, we will try again.”

On predicting the winner of Milan vs. Bologna: “I won’t predict, just watch the Inter-Barcelona match.”

On Ancelotti coaching Brazil: “I spoke with Ancelotti; he is looking for a house and was happy. He is set to manage the second national team of the world. Usually, when you’re eliminated from a tournament, you root for Brazil’s success. Football there is full of joy and carefreeness. Now that Brazil’s situation is very bad, Carlo will certainly do better. It couldn’t get worse than this.”

On protests against Ancelotti and Florentino Perez in Madrid: “Florentino has won 7 Champions Leagues, and Carlo 3. A few days ago, they demanded both be fired at Real’s training camp. That’s football, but now I can say my sadness over the protests against me at Milan has faded.”

On his favorite Coppa Italia: “The one we won three days after Manchester. Our players played against Roma after three days of non-stop celebration and won. I won’t say more.”

On the Serie A title race: “A one-point gap between Napoli and Inter is too much.”