MN: ‘An even more epic feat’ – Milan won despite coach and several players battling flu | OneFootball

Sergio Conceicao is not the only member of the AC Milan staff and squad that was battling a fever during last night’s game, a report has revealed.

In his pre-match press conference ahead of the Inter game, Conceicao did admit that Milan have four or five players that are not in the best condition which certainly added to the selection quandaries he had to answer.

As MilanNews reports, the last week is almost the plot of a movie. Last Sunday, after the draw with Roma, Paulo Fonseca was fired as the head coach and the next day his replacement arrived in Conceicao.

The new coach immediately took the team onto the training pitch in the afternoon, then the next day he introduced himself to the journalists at his press conference and flew with the squad to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to play for the Supercoppa Italiana.

Out in the Middle East, Conceicao planned intense and fast-paced work knowing his side would come up against against strong teams, with little time to get to know each other and many absentees. To complicate things, the flu also hit the Rossoneri coach as well as several players including.

For example, Tammy Abraham and Matteo Gabbia were among those who confirmed that they had suffered sickness in Saudi. For these reasons, the fever above all, Milan’s feat is even more epic. The players and staff returned to Italy today, with the coach and some players still far from 100%.