2-1 Genoa Win Prompts Amorim Warning Over Milan Inconsistency
AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim addressed the media following his side’s 2-1 Serie A victory over Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on November 8, 2026. Early goals from Alphadjo Cisse and Christian Pulisic built a lead that stood despite Mikkel Ellertsson’s deflected strike, elevating Milan to fourth place and within five points of league leaders Lazio.
The result came after a week featuring a 2-0 UEFA Europa League loss to Ferencvaros, highlighting a pattern of erratic results that Amorim framed as a central concern for the club moving into the international break.
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When asked to deconstruct the team’s shift in intensity between midweek European fixtures and weekend domestic fixtures, Amorim pointed directly to the psychological standards required at the club.
“It’s about the mentality. When you play for Milan, there is no day off. You cannot switch off on Thursday the way we did and then switch back on come Sunday. That is not possible. It’s not going to work,” Amorim said.
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playerForward • #11🏃 AC Milan 🌍 USA→“It’s not physical, it’s about having that panic of losing. That does not mean being afraid of losing, it’s feeling that losing is the end of the world. That is the feeling I want in my team, so it depends on that.”
Amorim’s assessment underscores the internal friction as AC Milan navigate squad management while missing seven senior players through injury, including Strahinja Pavlovic, Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia, Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Pietro Terracciano, and Alexis Saelemaekers. The technical staff is seeking structural stability to ensure tactical execution remains consistent regardless of rotation or competitive setting.
Amorim Outlines Tactical Adjustments for Striker Goncalo Ramos
Addressing the tactical balance of the attack and the workload carried by central forward Goncalo Ramos, who contributed to the build-up play for both opening goals without registering on the scoresheet, Amorim outlined the broader collective adjustments required in possession.
“It’s hard for a striker when he doesn’t score a goal, but we don’t spend a lot of time in the final third. We have a lot of possession, but when we reach the final third more often, Goncalo Ramos is going to score many goals. It is a team problem, the way we play is not helping Ramos, whereas he is helping the team.”
“It is a process, we need to have Ramos spending 60 per cent of his time in the opponent’s box, and we are not there yet,” Amorim concluded.
Amorim had previously indicated that Milan were not yet prepared to maintain high competitiveness every three days, a point this latest victory reinforced as the squad navigates domestic and European commitments under physical constraints.
The interview was broadcast on DAZN Italia.