MILAN - A lot is being written and said in the press and media as AC Milan and Juventus prepare to face off against each other at San Siro on Saturday evening.
In the Gazzetta dello Sport, Jeremy Menez gave a long interview and spoke about how he imagines the match to turn out. He said: "Pure entertainment, full of goals and emotions just like at Parma. Italian football is underestimated, Serie A is a tough and is full of excellent players. Juve are still ahead of us but on Saturday we will start on level terms and good things can happen."
Meanwhile Ignazio Abate spoke to the Corriere dello Sport. He said: "Inzaghi was clear with us, in 90 minutes anything can happen. Obviously Juventus are a better team thn us, they have won the last three scudetto titles but we want to win this match, for us and for our fans."
Nigel De Jong conducted an interview with the Turin based sports daily, Tuttosport. He said: "They are favourites for the scudetto. For us it is important to match ourselves against the best. We go into the game with a lot of confidence, we have to believe we can beat but in order to actually beat them we have to focus for the entire match because we are playing against the team that has won the scudetto in the last three years."
On the sports pages of the Repubblica Menez said this: "Inzaghi has spoken to everyone, he has given me confidence and I want to pay him back. When you receive something it is also nice to give something back, that is my philosophy on life. He reminds me of Lacombe, my coach at Sochaux. They live and breathe football. I speak to him in the polite form because I think there needs to be bit of a barrier that seperates us, the roles are different."
And De Jong also spoke to Il Giornale. Here is what he had to say: "The game will be a test for us but also for them. I would take Tevez out of their team if I could. I know Carlitos well from y time in Manchester and he is a real warrior, he is a vital part of their team. I don't know how Allegri will be welcomed and it doesn't interest me. What matters is the final score and all three points against Juventus, if we beat them."