Exclusive: Italy legend Rivera tells CM 'Milan are better than expected, Locatelli...'
AC Milan have shocked many on their way to third place in Serie A.
One of them is club legend Gianni Rivera, whom we caught up with at a “Give leukemia a kick!” charity event in Como.
“Milan are doing better than we could ever have expected,” Rivera exclusively told CM, “It’s a good thing”.
“Let’s hope that the players can continue on this rhythm, they’re doing well, that’s an excellent thing”.
Rivera was also asked something a tad more difficult, namely whether youngster Manuel Locatelli is good enough to be compared to him.
Rivera played 501 Serie A games with the Rossoneri, scoring 122 goals while at the San Siro.
“Everyone is similar to themselves, that’s it. There is no such thing as a similarity. “One can’t compared players from different eras.
“I hope [that Locatelli can be a new Rivera], I wish him well with it. I don’t know him that well as a player, but since every human is a world unto himself, comparisons like this are more journalistic than they are real”.
Simone Togna (@SimoneTogna), adapted by @EdoDalmonte
