Derby's eve for Milan and Inter. Among all the former players that have supported the rossonero club, there's also Alexandre Pato. The Brazilian forward, who's scored 3 goals in 7 games against Inter has spoken from Tientsin (city of his club Tianjin Quanjian) to Tuttosport.
"I'm expected a great game. Milan is in a good shape, both mentally and physically while Inter seems having troubles but you should never underestimate them. Will I watch the game? Of course, I always watch the derbies, wherever I am or with what time zone. Milan's getting back doesn't surprise me, there's a quality group with a lot of interesting youngsters. I also know Rino well, I know what it means for himto coach Milan and live in Milanello. He's the right man: he's got character and a good personality, knows how to talk with the players and handle the group".
Pato has also tried to guess who could be the "uomo derby": "From one side Icardi, from the other one Bonucci". A role, of decisive player against Inter, he's also played in the past: "My derbies? Great memories. My favorite is the one from the 2nd April 2011, when we won 3-0. I scored two goals that gave us the momentum to win the league".
Il Papero arrived at a young age at Milan, like another player last summer: "André Silva is really strong, we only need to let him work quietly. Cutrone? I followed him in the last months, he really impressed me".
After talking about the past, he also talked about the present: "Here in China everything is going good, we've reached the qualification for the asian Champions League for the first time in history. We're now ready for the start of the league. Future? If I were to receive an interesting offer from Europe, I'd be happy. If it was in Italy, even more!"
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