Ruben Amorim has set a demanding standard for Milan as the season resumes: every week begins with the intention of winning the next match, regardless of the growing demands between Serie A and the Europa League.
The Portuguese coach spoke after the international break, with Milan preparing to return against Sassuolo and facing a crowded run of domestic and European fixtures. For Amorim, the immediate result remains inseparable from the wider task of restoring the club to the level it expects.
A season measured one match at a time
- Amorim arrived at Milan convinced by a technical project that combines clear ambitions with the uncertainties inherent in rebuilding a side over a full campaign.
- He said the squad’s approach is to treat each fixture as one that must be won, before assessing the larger picture at the end of the season.
- The coach acknowledged that the opening period has brought both encouraging spells and more difficult moments, describing both as part of the experience of leading a club of Milan’s stature.
- With Sassuolo next after the international pause, Milan enter a demanding sequence in Serie A and the Europa League, leaving little room for the group to dwell on earlier results.
“We want to win every game; that is our mentality,” Amorim said. “At the end, we will see where we are. That is my target whenever a new week starts, especially because we will have many midweek matches.”
He added that Milan must carry responsibility every time they take the pitch, not merely to take points but also to produce football worthy of the club. “I am very happy to be here, and I feel a great responsibility to help bring this club back to where it belongs.”
Amorim backs Ramos to find his goals
Gonçalo Ramos returns to Milan after making a strong impression for Portugal in the early Nations League matches. His club contribution has been discussed through the familiar lens applied to a centre-forward, but Amorim stressed that the striker’s work is already helping the team.
The coach dismissed any suggestion that he would ask Ramos to reduce his running, insisting that effort without the ball remains valuable when Milan are scoring. He believes the forward’s finishing returns will follow.
“I will never tell a player that he has to run less,” Amorim said. “The important thing is that we are scoring, and that matters most. Of course, I know a striker needs goals, and he will score.”
Amorim noted that Ramos may have had fewer chances to score with Portugal, but maintained that football can turn quickly for a forward who continues to work for the collective. Milan, he said, are benefiting from Ramos even before his individual tally rises.
“He must keep helping the team and continue doing what he is doing,” Amorim said. “The goals will come.”
