According to MilanNews.it, Milan will play against Inter in Perth, Australia. Ruben Amorim spoke about the match and paid tribute to Baresi at the pre-match press conference.

Ahead of the derby, Amorim's statement

At the beginning of the press conference, Amorim first spoke about his condolences to Baresi's family on the day of his funeral: "First of all, I extend my condolences to Baresi's family, his friends, and all his teammates throughout his career. I think I am probably the least qualified person to talk about Baresi, because I have only been here for two minutes, but I can talk about how we feel within our team.

First, no one called him 'Baresi'; everyone called him Franco, which says it all. When you talk about him with the media team, there are tears in their eyes. When we went to eat, the head chef Michele kept showing me photos of him with Mr. Baresi and telling me many stories. I have talked to many people about Franco, and no one would first mention how many Champions League and Serie A titles he won. Everyone would just say: 'He didn't leave us when we were relegated to Serie B.' This is very special. Now that he is gone, he is telling us that success is certainly good, but it is more for self-satisfaction.

In the end, what matters most is character and who you are, not what you have achieved. Franco was everything to the team, absolutely everything. This is his legacy. As for future achievements, I don't know. I cannot control it, nor can I promise anything.

But one thing I can guarantee: the team is the most important thing for our club, and we will continue the spirit left by Franco. As long as I am here, the team will always be the most important part of the club. Today we did not attend his funeral because we are here, but we also feel the sadness of the entire club. Our leader Mr. Cardinale is also there, and everyone from Milan went. If you could ask Franco today whether we should pause our preparations to attend his funeral, I think I can be sure that he would prefer us to continue doing our job and continue to defend the club."

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