Milan will continue their journey in the Coppa Italia after defeating Sampdoria at Marassi 2-0. After the match Rino Gattuso was asked about Gonzalo Higuain who has been at the center of transfer rumors linking him to Chelsea:”When a player makes certain choices then it becomes hard to convince him. But one can try. At this moment he’s a Milan player, we’ll hold on to him tightly but I don’t know what will happen”
Gattuso was also asked about Paqueta after the Brazilian midfielder made his debut for the rossoneri:”I think he had a good match in the first half. Yesterday I said he isn’t the typical Brazilian, he’s very prepared tactically, he’s like a sponge- he absorbs everything. He had strong desire and has big margins for improvement. He needs to be left in peace, he shouldn’t be compared to Kaka’, Cerezo or anyone else