GIAMPAOLO: "IT WILL BE A HIGH‑QUALITY MATCH"

Bayern Munich v AC Milan is just one day away in America, with the Diavolo set to play their opening fixture in the ICC 2019. Shortly after the team's arrival in Kansas City, Coach Giampaolo and Conti headed to Children's Mercy Park – the stadium that will host the match scheduled for 3:00 CEST on Wednesday 24 July (Tuesday 23 July at 20:00 local time) – to hold a pre-match press conference. This is what the Rossoneri Coach had to say:

ON BAYERN MUNICH V MILAN
"It will be a high-quality affair. We've been working together for ten days, I expect to see us implement the things we've been working on. I'm confident, the team have put in excellent work up to this point. These matches will allow us to see the progress the team are making."

ON THE ICC
"It's really well-organised, and the matches are of excellent quality too. Playing fantastic sides in a big tournament allows you to grow. I'll assess how the team go about their business when they're out on the pitch: I'm interested in the quality of the performances, the desire to play the part of protagonists. Tomorrow's match, just like the one on Sunday, will help us improve."

THE TEAM AND PIATEK
"When matches are played on Sunday, I think about the team on Sunday morning. This is the last thing I consider, what counts are ideas on how to play. I have my own vision, we're still in the early stages and the journey to achieving increasingly big results will be tortuous. I know Piatek as an opposition Coach, now I'm fortunate to coach him. He has great hunger to score, finds the back of the net with ease, is strong and has good technical ability. I've liked what I've seen over the past ten days.

These were Andrea's words: "The Coach immediately made us understand his philosophy from the moment he arrived, we are working on the defensive side of things in particular. I'll always try to work to the maximum in order to do what he requests. People said it could be a great year for me last year too. For me, it's important to make sure I'm ready and always give 100% out on the pitch."

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