Amorim: ‘People are not stupid and I think they can handle the truth’

ITALY - SEPTEMBER 16: AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2026/27 League Phase MD1 match between AC Milan and SL Benfica at Stadio San Siro on September 16, 2026 in Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Ruben Amorim admits his speaking style as Milan coach can cause problems, including changes tonight against Lecce. ‘People are not stupid and I think they can handle the truth.’

It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie A games on the Liveblog.

There is already growing pressure on the Rossoneri after a run of disappointing performances, as they were held 1-1 by Juventus and 2-2 by Lazio, then suffered a painful 2-0 home defeat to Benfica in the Europa League.

Amorim has his own Milan style

It was put the coach that he has a particularly blunt way of dealing with the media, and he recognises the potential positives and negatives of that approach.

“Sometimes it’s good, I think we need to evolve, because people are not stupid and I think they can handle the truth, but sometimes you can put yourself in problems,” smiled Amorim on DAZN Italia.

“So you need to consider what you give and what you receive, and you need to adapt.”

Amorim was particularly criticised for his heavy squad rotation on Wednesday, so Luka Modric, Adrien Rabiot and Mario Gila return, along with the first Christian Pulisic start of the season.

“The pressure is normal. If you reach this point, you already have some point in your career where you had a lot of pressure. We just need to continue, because we are doing a lot of good things.

“Sometimes people just look at the bad or negative things, but we are doing some things in the right way and trying to be positive in every game that we play. We’ve got to continue and just try to be better.”

Despite his two goals to turn the game around with Lazio, Diego Moreira is again left on the bench, as they keep seeking the right service for Goncalo Ramos.

“If you look at our team, sometimes we are trying to find the right positions that we tried in training, but we are looking for more fluidity,” continued Amorim.

“In some moments against Lazio, the second half against Torino, first half against Venezia, we saw something like that, but we need to improve on the transitions. We have a lot to do.”

This is a special match, as yesterday marked 100 years since San Siro was inaugurated, and the plans are in full progress to build a new stadium right next to the current site.