Pippo Inzaghi believes Milan “can build” on their 2-1 victory over Roma for the future and haven’t given up on Europe yet.
This success came against the grain, as the Rossoneri had lost three in a row, while the Giallorossi needed points to stay in second place.
“Tonight the team showed great dignity and played a wonderful team game. Let us enjoy and feel proud to have beaten a great Roma side,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
Pippo Inzaghi believes Milan “can build” on their 2-1 victory over Roma for the future and haven’t given up on Europe yet.
This success came against the grain, as the Rossoneri had lost three in a row, while the Giallorossi needed points to stay in second place.
“Tonight the team showed great dignity and played a wonderful team game. Let us enjoy and feel proud to have beaten a great Roma side,” he told Sky Sport Italia.
“We are on the right track and it might be a bit late now, but this is a good place to build on for the future.
“We must never look behind us. Unfortunately the past is past. It’s a shame because we have the quality and capabilities. We struggled a little to rediscover ourselves, but I did see it for 70 minutes when down to 10 men against Napoli.
“Roma are challenging for the Champions League, so they were highly motivated. I saw my team in training do well and knew there’d be a performance like this.
“Now there are three games to go and we’ll try to win all three. Europe? I hear there are some clubs in danger, so we will just try to get nine points and see what happens.
“In any case, this is an evening to be proud of that we can enjoy.”
He was referring to news Genoa were denied a UEFA licence, so if they are excluded, the team in seventh place could get the Europa League spot instead.
Inzaghi was sent off in stoppages for dissent, but given a huge round of applause from the San Siro crowd.
“The fans are very kind with me. They probably see that I give my all and want to bring back the culture of weekly work at Milan. It’s not easy and there have been a number of Coaches in recent years, but I never thought I had a magic wand to fix everything.
“To my last day I will fight for this jersey. I apologise to the referee, but I didn’t say anything in particular, I was probably just a bit too forceful in my protest.”
With Jeremy Menez suspended, Milan have arguably started playing better in Inzaghi’s preferred 4-3-3 formation.
“We had already put in performances like this in December, playing good football with an identity and the inverted wingers on their weaker feet. Changing to 4-4-2 and losing so many players to injury made us lose the thread a bit.
“Of course it’s a joy for a Coach to work throughout the week on moves and see them come off during a game situation.
“Menez has given us a great deal, playing in two different roles. I think whoever played tonight with this spirit would’ve done well. Tactics are ultimately just numbers, it’s all about the interpretation.”