"It was just under one year ago that Milan made the decision to sack Paulo Fonseca and hire Conceicao. He achieved instant success by winning the Supercoppa Italiana in Saudi Arabia, beating Juventus and Inter in comebacks. The former Porto boss ended up taking charge of 31 games with Milan across all competitions. He won 16 of them, with five draws and 10 defeats."
"Indeed, yes. I remember days of intense work, focusing on video analysis, motivation, and speeches to get straight into the players' heads. We beat my son Cisco's Juventus and then Inter, coming from behind. And I cried. A promise. The players, who had seen videos, asked me to smoke it if we won. I had done it 11 times with Porto, that is, after winning trophies. The coach who won the most. So I did it again."
"I have no favouritism, and I don't even want to talk about players because then they'll write about us being interested in them in a moment. I'll watch the match; Bologna and Napoli are great to watch. The match between Conte and Italiano is an advert for football. Antonio is obsessed, like me, and in fact obsession trumps talent. Vincenzo, on the other hand, plays good football, so much so that last year we lost the Coppa Italia final to him. A big regret."
Sergio Conceição admitted the atmosphere inside AC Milan was not the best during his brief tenure. He replaced Paulo Fonseca and managed Milan for 31 matches, winning 16, drawing five and losing ten. He secured the Supercoppa Italiana in Saudi Arabia with comeback wins over Juventus and Inter, which he described as intense and emotional. He maintained rituals, including smoking a cigar after victories. Conceição acknowledged regrets about the Coppa Italia defeat to Bologna that contributed to his departure. He praised Antonio Conte's obsession and Vincenzo Italiano's attractive football, and said he intends to return to Serie A in the future.
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