Abraham: ‘Milan have to stay positive and keep this attitude’

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 02: Tammy Abraham of AC Milan (R) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammate Rafael Leao during the Coppa Italia Semi Final match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 02, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Tammy Abraham insists Milan ‘have to stay positive’ and ‘every game must have this attitude’ after the 1-1 Coppa Italia semi-final draw with Inter left the tie in the balance.

This was the striker’s second goal in the Derby della Madonnina after the comeback from 2-0 down to lift the Supercoppa Italiana 3-2 in Riyadh in January.

However, it was cancelled out by the Hakan Calhanoglu strike from outside the box that squirmed under Mike Maignan, leaving the tie perfectly balanced going into the second leg on April 23.

“I am very happy with the goal, for me and for the team. It’s a very important goal for us,” Abraham told Sport Mediaset.

“Of course we believe, as a striker I think you always have to stay alive, stay focused, wait for the opportunities. I was in the right place at the right time today, I am very happy I was there to score the goal.”

Milan keeping the faith with Abraham

Santiago Gimenez was a huge investment for Milan in the January transfer window and Abraham is only on loan from Roma, but this was still the Englishman’s second consecutive start after the defeat to Napoli at the fine settimana.

“Of course, we know that we have a very strong squad, but every game is a Final for us. I think we played very well, with confidence, courage, passion, and like this we can win every match.”

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Confidence, courage and passion are not things that have been present in every Milan performance this season, so why is that?

“I don’t know. It has been a very difficult season, but we must gain confidence and from now every game must have this attitude,” continued Abraham.

“We have to stay positive. It’s been difficult for everybody, there are still 10-11 games left, we want to win every game. We are Milan and Milan is all about winning trophies, so it’s very important we stay focused and try to win the next one.”