AC Milan won 3-1 against Bologna at the San Siro in the first match of the 36th round of Serie A. Now, Sergio Conceicao’s team has achieved a morale-boosting victory just five days before the Coppa Italia final against the same Bologna team.

Sergio Conceicao, AC Milan’s coach, said in the post-match press conference: “We finished the game with a 4-4-2 formation, and the players are comfortable with it because they know what I want. Of course, we arrived at this conclusion by working on different systems. I didn’t like the first half; we were too deep and couldn’t press. In the second half, we made some changes, conceded a goal, but after that, the team reacted well, especially with the players who came on.”

Does Jimenez’s performance complicate your selection for the final?
What I had in mind was not to change anything so as not to lose the balance we had found, but I was ready to make changes during the game.

Santi is also in good spirits. Joining a historic team like AC Milan with great players in all positions is not easy. He needed time to settle in, but Jovic and Abraham also did well for the team. We have ready strikers, and that’s good for the coach.

What will happen to your future?
I want to eat something with my family at home; now is not the time to talk about my future. Now we must prepare ourselves for this final against a very tough team, and that’s all I’m thinking about. I don’t want to avoid this question, but now is not the time to talk about it.

I have my own character and personality, I’ve changed things, and it takes time, but at AC Milan, there is no time. Arriving in the middle of the season and creating the spirit that exists today is not easy.

The group follows me, and that’s a big victory, so we’re closer to winning, and a club like AC Milan must win titles. On Wednesday, we have a great opportunity to do so.