Congratulations to A.C. Milan, my supported football team for winning the Italian Serie A TIM league for the 18th time. Their win made them level with its inter-city rival, Internazionale Milan.
With just one point needed to secure the top flight finish, Milan played well against A.S. Roma at the Olympic Stadium, Rome which produced a goalless draw, thus sending coach Massimiliano Allegri’s boys to heaven.
The last time Milan won the scudetto was in 2004. The trophy celebration is expected to be sometime in next week.
The jubilant team and their fans back in Milan are celebrating the triumph in style.
Here’s what coach Allegri has to say:
“Today is calmer and with a cold head you can think better... the huge flow of adrenaline from yesterday is gone now. The lads did everything perfectly, they were diligent in the first half and played even better after the break.
Credit for this Scudetto goes to everyone who’s worked around the team, but most of all to the President, who provided the resources to assemble an excellent squad.
My relationship with Adriano Galliani is great, we spend a lot of time together. He’s been fantastic. At the beginning, when I needed to get to know the club quickly, he was there to help me.
After the game against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, despite the loss, I was convinced that this team was still in the making and that we could do great things. The draw against Bari was another unexpected setback, which came at the beginning of the period where we came close to deciding the championship. But I didn’t worry, because I knew that the lads were working hard. I had no doubts we would go into the derby with the right approach and, indeed, we did, even though in my opinion the toughest match, besides the derby, was the away game in Florence. This team has demonstrated that it didn’t win by chance.
I consider myself a Milanista. I may be a bit reticent, but last night I got very moved.
It’s too early to say if Pirlo and Gattuso will leave. Together with the club we’ll evaluate the situation, taking into account the players’ demands. The 'old guard' has helped me a lot this season. Pirlo had quite an unlucky year, but he’s an important player with exceptional skills.
Ambrosini, Gattuso and Nesta, in a word the Rossoneri 'old guard', didn’t stop at helping me settle in, but they also gave a hand to the newcomers by making them understand that we’re Milan and therefore we must work hard every day to win game after game.
I thank all the fans for what they’ve done for the team and for me. We want them to join us at the San Siro Saturday night to celebrate this success that we all deserved”.
Forza Milan, campioni d’Italia 2011!
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