AC Milan's coach Sergio Conceicao praised his squad's performance after a tactical gamble paid off during their match against Empoli, where they secured a 2-0 victory despite being reduced to 10 players. After Fikayo Tomori's red card, Conceicao opted to keep attacking rather than reinforcing defense. The strategy succeeded as Rafael Leao scored the opener followed by Santiago Gimenez sealing the victory. Conceicao highlighted the importance of collective efforts and lauded Gimenez's quality, emphasizing the necessity for players to step outside their comfort zones for the benefit of the team.
The temptation at that moment was to take off a striker, to put in a defender, but I didn't do it. A draw here is like a defeat for Milan, so I had to take the gamble.
Santi is a quality player... Quality works when the players are able to push outside their comfort zone and play for the greater good, which is the collective of the team.
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