Milan secured a 2-1 away victory against Torino in Serie A Round 1, and head coach Amorim spoke to DAZN following the match.

On Çeesay's standout performance...

Yes, he scored a crucial goal and displayed excellent technical quality throughout the match. In the first half, I thought he played like one of our most experienced and composed players. He was outstanding in carrying the ball forward and organizing our attacks.

That said, we still have significant areas to improve as a team. From around the 75th minute onward, we clearly struggled physically. To maintain the high intensity, immediate pressing, and aggressive pressure throughout 90 minutes in the league season ahead, we'll need to play more matches to build fitness and understanding.

Of course, we will focus on addressing this issue in the coming weeks. We're continuously developing all our players, but currently some have only trained with the team once or twice a week. Many players are using official matches to complete their individual preseason preparations and regain fitness.

Your reaction on the sideline when Çeesay scored seemed to release enormous pressure you've been carrying. Could you share your genuine emotions and what that moment meant as the team finally broke through and took the lead? Additionally, before yesterday's match you said "this team cannot yet be called Amorim's Milan," but tonight Musah played excellently, Chukwueze provided a brilliant assist and won Man of the Match, and Çeesay scored the decisive goal. Do we already see the blueprint of "Amorim's Milan" in tonight's starting lineup and tactical setup?

This style of play is certainly closer to our goals than ever before, but I want to emphasize again that this team still needs much time to truly learn to play and cooperate in a completely different way. The passion and emotion that burst out of me when that goal went in is the genuine passion a manager should have—the passion of a true Milan fan who has cheered countless times for this great club. And now I am this team's manager. So I want to feel this burning passion deeply and collectively with my coaching staff. This passion is essential, even during this long and difficult rebuilding process.

Congratulations on tonight's valuable victory for you and your team. What I'd really like to ask is: what psychological adjustments did you make with the players during halftime? Milan's overall first-half performance was quite good—you controlled midfield and pressured Torino effectively. But perhaps with current fitness levels not yet optimal, you lacked the decisive acceleration in the final 20-30 meters and the finishing touch. It seemed you had opportunities to play through balls behind Gonçalo Inácio in the first half but didn't attempt them. In the second half, within just three minutes Musah showed decisiveness and confidence, making a sharp diagonal run to penetrate Torino's penalty area decisively and aggressively. Beyond Modrić and Rabiot, who came on as substitutes and clearly elevated the overall tactical level, ball control stability, and dominance with their exceptional individual quality, what other small adjustments did you make at halftime? After all, Milan already displayed excellent technical style even in the first half.

I completely agree with your detailed analysis. In the first half, what my players and I prioritized most was controlling the ball, stabilizing our shape, and not losing the match. We were particularly careful not to let the game become chaotic with wide attacking transitions and attacking exchanges between the teams.

Although we successfully organized and advanced the ball multiple times toward Torino's penalty area, we lacked aggression and the killer touch in the final third. So during halftime, we discussed this directly and thoroughly with the entire team. Because to truly win matches, we must never lose this attacking aggression.

I'm very pleased the players fully understood the instructions I gave them before the second half. Rather than sitting back and passively waiting for the game to unfold, we needed to attack actively. To score goals, we need to be more aggressive. So in the first 20 minutes of the second half, we applied tremendous pace and impact. However, we suffered again in the final stage because, as I mentioned earlier, our current fitness cannot sustain us through the entire match.

What was the most rewarding and proud moment for you tonight, and what allowed you to go home with joy and satisfaction? What must be addressed and improved as the highest priority starting tomorrow?

Victory. In football, there is only one thing that matters most: winning. That's what makes us happiest and most proud. As for what we must address and improve starting tomorrow—we must diligently improve both our attacking and defensive issues. How do we create and capitalize on more opportunities in the opponent's penalty area, and simultaneously, how do we defend our penalty area more solidly and completely? Starting tomorrow, we still have much work to do.

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