“?AC Milan head coach Vincenzo Montella heralded the dawn of an exciting age at the club by saying a new season starts now, after his side stunned Juventus 1-0 at the San Siro.
18-year-old Manuel Locatelli scored a tremendous second-half effort to down Juve and close the gap at the top of the Serie A table down to just two points.
After years wallowing in mediocrity, Milan find themselves with a chance of dethroning Juve as the Kings of Italy and Montella, who only took over at the San Siro in the summer, believes his team need to harness heightened expectations of them.
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“You cannot think of beating Juve without suffering at least a little bit. I really liked the courage and confidence my team showed in spells, but not all the way through, and we must build on this,” Montella told Sky Sport Italia following the game.
“I told the lads a new season begins now, because after this the opposition and everyone else will have different expectations of us. They will approach us a different way and the pressure on us will also be different.
“To be honest, tonight I really was emotional. After the final whistle I saw the lads rush to celebrate under the Curva and I had memories flooding back of my adolescence, when I was a Milan supporter and dreamed of playing here.
“I want to thank Adriano Galliani, as he is supporting his Coach throughout thick and thin, so with Milan going through rather a difficult transfer session, I am happy for him.”
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