'This is a failed season' - AC Milan ripped apart after dismal Coppa Italia final loss as they risk not even qualifying for Europa Conference League

Bologna defeated Milan 1-0 in the Coppa Italia at the Stadio Olimpico Stadium in Rome. Milan director Giorgio Furlani spoke to SportsMediaset after the game and addressed Milan's disappointing 2024-25 campaign. While he congratulated Bologna on their historic win, he echoed the fans' resentment with the team's performances and vowed to make corrections for next season

Milan is currently eighth in the Serie A table, which could rule them out of the European places entirely. Their European misadventure was cut short when they lost 2-1 to Feyenoord on aggregate in the knockout stage of the Champions League. Milan's saving grace this season has been the Supercoppa Italiana, where they came back from 2-0 down against Inter to win 3-2 thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Tammy Abraham. However, fans have been disgruntled with the team, especially after arch-rivals Inter Milan reached the final of the Champions League.

Furlani started off by congratulating Bologna, “First of all, let me congratulate Bologna on this historic achievement”. He then gave his verdict on what he thought of Milan’s current season: “We can’t deny it, this is a failed season. Despite the victory in the Super Cup, we are far from the goals we had set ourselves.”

Echoing the fans, he spoke about the future, “We share the disappointment of the fans. Various mistakes have been made, and we will have to look ahead and correct them to get back to where we, the managers and the fans, expect to be.”

Milan travels to the Capital on Sunday to take on Ranieri's Roma in the penultimate game of the season. With both teams still competing for the 4th and final Champions League spot, the clash has significant importance for the future of both teams' European aspirations.