Milan's Riccardo Montolivo stresses that a victory against Juventus 'would give us what we need: confidence and self-esteem'.

The Rossoneri captain will be facing the Old Lady tomorrow evening at 19:45, and he is perfectl aware of how crucial the match will be.

“We're emerging from a positive moment, but that's not enough,” he told Il Giornale. “We started out [our championship] poorly, so we must improve.

Milan's Riccardo Montolivo stresses that a victory against Juventus 'would give us what we need: confidence and self-esteem'.

The Rossoneri captain will be facing the Old Lady tomorrow evening at 19:45, and he is perfectl aware of how crucial the match will be.

“We're emerging from a positive moment, but that's not enough,” he told Il Giornale. “We started out [our championship] poorly, so we must improve.

“The game against Juve is worth three points, but there's a lot more behind that. It can give us confidence, self-esteem… in brief, just what we need. So we have to win.

“The Bianconeri lost three of their champions [Arturo Vidal, Carlos Tevez, Andrea Pirlo], but their squad is scary. They can get back in the Scudetto race.

“But they'll be facing us tomorrow and it's going to be hard for them, too. This isn't a last chance for either of us, but losing would make things complicated.

“Tomorrow evening we must be focused and aggressive like we were in Rome, against Lazio. As I said, we must remember that game above all else for the attitude we showed.

“Winning in Turin would prove this team's maturity and it would show we've found our value.

“I hope [Alessio] Cerci can be decisive, as he's in the middle of a positive moment, but he still hasn't scored.

“A lot of work has been done on Milan and many mistakes have been corrected, for instance on dead-ball situations, which were our weakness.

“We must improve in terms of our game, but above all in our hardness, in our drive to pick up a result at all costs, even when we're not playing well.”

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