Milan, Montella: “This game was a turning point”

Montella achieved an important result against Bologna after going down to nine men, and spoke to Sky Sport after the match: “It is difficult to contain my emotions; this was an amazing victory. We showed great character. Today we showed a desire to win the match, and the result was a fair one. I would like to continue to grow as obviously there have been ups and downs throughout this season. The great misfortune was losing to Juventus and Napoli. We then suffered defeats one after another, and this caused our progress to come to a halt. Experience teaches you, and this game was a match which was supposed to be a turning point for us: it managed to be just that. Scoring and winning with nine men is worth a lot. I must congratulate Poli; I have not utilized him much, but it is with this spirit that we become a winning team. Deulofeu? He is fast, and has a great shot from distance; soon we will see even that. With time he will improve further. I was familiar with Gerard when Galliani and Maiorino offered him to me. However, I did not know if we was on the market, and when I discovered he was available, I gave my approval. Bacca? A lot is said about him, but he is part of the team like everyone else: today, he celebrated along with his teammates. He is a player who is in complete harmony with his environment.”