Saelemaekers admits San Siro is ‘home’: “We don’t know what will happen in the future” | OneFootball

Alexis Saelemaekers has revealed that he was happy to return to play at San Siro against his parent club AC Milan, who he had praise for.

Milan were forced to accept a share of the spoils to end the calendar year, playing out a 1-1 draw with Roma at San Siro. Tijjani Reijnders got the opening goal after a swift counter, but Paulo Dybala’s volley earned the away side a draw.

The build-up to the game was dominated by the news that Fonseca might be taking charge of his last match as head coach. In the end it would prove to be correct, as the club confirmed this morning that he has been relieved of his duties.

Saelemaekers gave an interview to DAZN after the draw against Milan and he provided his assessment of what must have been a strange night, returning to face his old but also parent club. MilanNews relayed his comments.

What kind of match was it?

“The match was difficult. Milan is a great team and in the second half we had chances. But we have to continue working like this, we are on the right path.”

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How did you feel about returning to San Siro?

“It’s always a pleasure to come back here, I feel at home. Things in football go fast, we don’t know what will happen in the future but it’s a pleasure to come back here.”

How does it feel to see Dybala like this?

“Paulo is a great player, you can see it even when he touches the ball. Today I saw that he knows how to defend well. We are happy that he is finding his football again and we hope that he can help us in the next matches too.”