AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani has made it clear that winning is the only option against Newcastle United tonight in what is a ‘final’ for the club.
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Milan not only need to beat Newcastle to keep alive their last 16 hopes but they must hope that Borussia Dortmund – who have already secured top spot – do them a favour and win against PSG.
It will not be an easy task though given they will play in front of a hostile St. James’ Park crowd, but in truth the Rossoneri made it difficult for themselves by winning only one of the first five group stage games.
Furlani gave a few short statements to Sky ahead of the lunch about tonight’s match and he made it known that only a victory will be accepted, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
“It’s a final, we have to win it. It’s very simple. The boys are focused, we’re coming to play. Let’s hope for the best,” he said.
“Leao? He’s a great champion, having him helps us a lot. Ibrahimovic? Thank goodness he’s back. He’ll bring a lot of things, he’s a winner. I’m happy that we’ll work together.”
In a statement published yesterday, RedBird Capital Partners confirmed that Ibrahimovic is back for a third spell at the club. He is their employee officially and will be the Operating Partner across its Sports and Media & Entertainment investment portfolio as well as a Senior Advisor to the Milan Ownership and Senior Management.
