Ricardo Rodriguez struggled a bit in his first games as a rossonero, after five seasons spent at Wolfsburg, he's now become Switzerland's hero after scoring the World Cup qualifying goal against Northern Ireland: "I'd say there wasn't even a penalty. The one during the derby on D'Ambrosio? Once again I think there wasn't one as the ball was already away".
The league games will take place again this Saturday and Milan will be Napoli's host: "We'll go to San Paolo with the objective of winning. They're a strong side but we've also got a lot of quality elements. There are a lot of possibilities for the outcome of this game" - has he said to Il Corriere dello Sport.
The repercussions of an hypothetical win: "It would be a turning point for us. We need it, to give consistency to the work we're doing. If it would go bad though, it shouldn't bring us down, there will always be another possibility. Which player would I take from Napoli? The logical thing would be saying one of their three forwards but the truth is I wouldn't switch any player from my team".
Except during the game versus Sassuolo, Montella never put Rodriguez out of the starters. It's also been the case in the three-men defense, like at Wolfsburg: "I want to play so the position doesn't matter that much. The coach has to choose and I'm used to give my best no matter what".
About the fight for the Scudetto: "I don't believe there's a preferred team over the others. Those ahead of us have all a chance to aim for it. Inter, for exemple, aren't playing in Europe so they have a whole week to prepare the Serie A games. Juventus, on the other hand, have a champions group, not only between the starters but also on their bench. They're also used to win. Napoli are used playing together from quite some time. We should also pay attention to Roma and Lazio though".
Milan's place in the table isn't the one that was expected during the summer to get in the Champions League as soon as possible, the quickest way to play the UCL would rather be winning the Europa League: "It's true that there are less games to play than in Serie A. After the second phase, every game will be a final though. We can't afford to get over the Serie A. Our goal is to finish at the highest position we can. Then we'll see where that is".
