Left behind in the championship (8th, 17 points from the lead, with two games in hand), AC Milan had not won a title since their championship coronation in 2022. Suffice to say that the locker room was exultant this Monday evening at the end of the Italian Super Cup final.
Victorious on the edge of the domestic rival (3-2) at the end of a spectacular scenario, the Rossonneri perfectly launched their reconquest operation. And there are those who particularly enjoyed this feat: Sergio Conceiçao, the new coach of the Lombard institution.
In eight days, the Portuguese won two prestigious matches (Juventus, Inter) and won a title. Enough to indulge without delay in his favorite dance, that of the cigar, in the locker room among his players. These small steps became famous during his celebrations of his Portuguese title with Porto in 2022.
“It’s not over, it’s just the beginning of something. It is a victory which gives confidence to the players and which boosts their morale which was not at its best, welcomed the coach who worked for FC Nantes in 2016-2017. When you taste that kind of victory, it should make you feel even more alive, not the other way around. This must make you hungry for victories. »
Conceiçao, 50, won his 13th title as coach this Wednesday. Above all, he hopes to quickly return to the summits of Serie A and European Football, for his first major experience in a major club.
