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AC Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca was very happy with what he saw from his side on and off the ball in their 3-0 victory over Empoli.

It was a much-needed three points for Milan at San Siro against an Empoli side who have found themselves in mid-table after a good start to the season. Tijjani Reijnders was the man of the match, scoring a lovely brace to move onto six goals for the season.

The opener however came from Alvaro Morata, who had not scored for 64 days in Serie A prior to tonight. There were even chances to make it a wider margin of victory, though the clean sheet was an important aspect to preserve too.

Fonseca spoke to DAZN after the full-time whistle to pick apart what was a positive night for his side that allows them to watch other games like Fiorentina-Inter and Roma-Atalanta at ease a bit more. MilanNews relayed his comments.

You got a yellow card early on…

“I was angry with the referee but let’s move on without making any comments… But I was really p*ssed off.”

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Did you like how Milan worked in possession?

“This is the spirit. A beautiful game, both offensively and defensively. This is team play, coming in and having a spirit of sacrifice. We won 3-0 but we had the possibility of scoring 6-7 goals and we have to improve on this. But obviously I am very satisfied with the team.”

Was the goal was to be a bit more dynamic? Leao played more central tonight…

“Today we created a lot, it was a different game against a team that defends in a different way. It was not only Rafa, but also Emerson and Musah who had a mobility that we needed. The good thing is that we created a lot.”

Was this the most complete performance of Fonseca’s Milan?

“We were balanced at all times, we attacked well and we were confident defensively. As we were against Juve. We were confident defensively, I never felt the team was in danger. It’s important to have this confidence to attack better.”

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You’ll watch the first quarter of an hour of the second half a lot to prepare for the match against Atalanta…

“I can’t say (laughs). They are teams that have something similar. We’ll have to study Atalanta well, against this type of team Mike is an extra player.

“Today the role of the goalkeeper is different and when we play against this type of team that marks man to man he is a decisive player. And Mike has this quality to start our offensive possession.”