Koni De Winter says Milan’s 3-1 derby win over Inter proves they “can beat anyone”, while Diego Moreira and Adrien Rabiot have also celebrated a memorable night at San Siro.
With quotes via TuttoMercatoWeb, De Winter spoke to SportMediaset after Saturday’s game, in which Moreira set up Christian Pulisic and Rabiot inside the first 10 minutes before curling in a free kick.
“When we do things properly, we’re really strong,” De Winter said. “Until now we haven’t always been organised in games and haven’t always understood the moments, but today we did very well and brought the win home.
“The group and everyone around us feel we’re a strong team. There’s this belief that we can beat anyone. Sometimes we even have too much of it, and that makes us drop off.”
The win took Rúben Amorim’s side to 21 points, four behind Inter and Lazio, three days after their 4-2 home defeat to Bologna. Inter suffered their first league defeat of the season.
“It confirms what we think: that we’re strong and we can win every game,” De Winter added. “It’s a win that gives us the confidence to dream.”
Moreira and Rabiot celebrate Milan derby win
De Winter was full of praise for his fellow Belgian, who was playing his first derby. “I’m really happy for him. He made his mark on his first derby like that… He’s very strong despite being young. He fits in well with the group, everyone in the dressing room loves him. He has to keep going like this.”
Moreira told Milan TV: “I’m very happy with these three points. Today was very special for me and for the team, because it’s a derby, and derbies aren’t played, they’re won.
“We have to stay focused and stay united, because we know every game is important. Whatever happens, we have to stay together like a family, like a team, and that’s what we did today. Now we have to focus on the next game and play like we did today. Step by step, game by game. I believe in this team, and now we also have to believe in ourselves and fight together.”
Rabiot, Moreira and Mario Gila all missed the Bologna defeat but returned against Inter. Rabiot’s goal was his fifth in Serie A this season. Last season, he didn’t score his first until 8 December.
The Frenchman summed up his evening on social media with a photo of himself and Moreira arriving at San Siro, captioned: “What else?”
