Paulo Fonseca reacts to the situation of former pupil Bove: “It was very difficult to watch”
The Portuguese coach trained the young Italian at Roma and gave him his senior debut
Edoardo Bove ‘s situation is the talk of the town in Italy. In the match against Inter last Sunday, the Fiorentina player collapsed unconscious in the 17th minute and had to be taken to hospital.
Milan coach Paulo Fonseca worked with the midfielder at Roma in 2020/21, and it was with the Portuguese that Bove made his senior debut, in a victory over Crotone (5-0). In the press conference ahead of the match against Sassuolo , the Portuguese coach reacted to the incident: «I was watching the game at home, it was a very, very difficult moment to watch. He is a young man who worked with me at Roma, I regret what happened. In the end, it was agreed that the important thing is not football, but the health of this young player. A hug and strength for a quick recovery.»
The Rossoneri coach also left a message of strength on social media : “Come on Edoardo! We are all with you!”
Regarding the Coppa Italia match, Paulo Fonseca assured that the team only thinks about winning: « Milan haven’t won this competition for a long time, we have to have clear ambitions. It’s not important to say whether we’ll go very far, the important thing for me is this next game against Sassuolo . We have to win if we want to have the aspiration of being in the final, which I think should be Milan ‘s objective .»
“We played two days ago, if we don’t manage the team and the players well, we could have physical problems. I have confidence in all the players and of course we will change some players, always thinking that we want to win the game. We have a strong team and we will present a strong team so that we can win the game”, said the coach, who confirmed the absences of Mike Maignan and Theo Hernández .
