Junior Messias sees his strike against Genoa as ‘the most important goal of my career’ so far, as it keeps Milan on track for the Scudetto with a 2-0 victory.
The Rossoneri were struggling after two consecutive 0-0 draws against Bologna and Torino, but broke the deadlock early here with Rafael Leao’s volley, ending a 222-minute drought.
They still had to wait until the 87th for the second goal, as Junior Messias fired in after his initial attempt was well saved by Salvatore Sirigu.
Serie A | Milan 2-0 Genoa: Leao and Messias end goal drought
“It feels like the most important goal of my career, yes. The more time goes on, the more the points matter,” Messias told DAZN.
“This victory gives us more fuel to keep going and believing in ourselves.”
Inter beat Spezia 3-1 away from home with the final whistle just minutes before Milan kicked off at San Siro, but Messias insists that didn’t put extra pressure on.
“I didn’t even see Inter’s result, we are concentrated on our own football. We knew it would be difficult this evening, but the results come from hard work during the week, that’s what we need to focus on.
“I am relaxed, as I know that when you are a professional and work hard, good things will come.”
Messias was asked what is the toughest remaining test in the fixture list for Milan.
“Every game from now on is like a final. The others keep winning, we have to do it to, it doesn’t matter if it’s 1-0 or 2-0, the important thing is to get the points.”
Messias gets two bites at it 🦷
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