Bologna captain warns Milan ahead of final: “A completely different story” | OneFootball

Lorenzo De Silvestri spoke to the media after Bologna’s defeat to Milan, warning the latter that the Coppa Italia final will be a completely different game.

Bologna managed to take the lead last night as Riccardo Orsolini found the back of the net with a lovely strike. However, aside from that, they didn’t really create that much and mostly relied on their defending, in which the captain De Silvestri certainly played a part.

Milan eventually found a way through and clinched all three points convincingly, boosting their confidence ahead of the final. However, when speaking to Sky Italia (via MilanNews), De Silvestri stated that he isn’t too worried about the big game.

On the defeat…

“We made a few mistakes, the game seemed to be in our hands. In view of the Coppa Italia final, I’m not worried, Wednesday is a story in itself, a unique match. We need to reset, try to recover our energy, but Wednesday is a one-off match, a completely different story.”

On the final…

“Tonight I’ll go to sleep disappointed and angry, but there’s the pride of having brought a city and a club to the Coppa Italia final after 51 years. We have broken many records, but we are entering the final to win the trophy.”

It remains to be seen if yesterday’s win will end up playing a part, but as highlighted by De Silvestri and many others, the final will indeed be a different game. Nevertheless, having beaten the opponents in the game before can certainly not be seen as a bad thing for Milan.