Riccardo Montolivo admits to being emotional on his return to the field after seven months. “I think we can see a winning Milan again.”
The midfielder was out of action since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee back in October 2016, but started Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Atalanta.
“I got back to breathing in the air of a real game and smelling the grass in the stadium,” the 32-year-old said on Mediaset Premium.
Riccardo Montolivo admits to being emotional on his return to the field after seven months. “I think we can see a winning Milan again.”
The midfielder was out of action since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee back in October 2016, but started Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Atalanta.
“I got back to breathing in the air of a real game and smelling the grass in the stadium,” the 32-year-old said on Mediaset Premium.
“These are all sensations you really miss when you’ve been out for a while. This sport is something that you only truly realise how much you miss when you have been out for a long time.
“I tried to give my contribution in the match, which wasn’t easy, because I was quite rusty. I made mistakes too, but I’m convinced it’ll go better next time.”
Since Montolivo last played, the Rossoneri have been sold to Chinese investor Yonghong Li.
“I hope to see a winning Milan again and I think we’ve got a good chance of that happening. We need to follow up the victory in Doha.”
The club won the Italian Super Cup by beating Juventus on penalties in Doha in December.