New AC MIlan coach Ruben Amorim on Tuesday pledged to carry forward the legacy of Franco Baresi, who died aged 66 last week.
    The current Milan squad were unable to attend Tuesday's funeral of the all-time great defender because they are currently on a pre-season tour of Australia and Indonesia.
    "I don't know what will happen in the future in terms of results.

I can't control it or promise anything," Gazzetta.it quoted former Manchester United boss Amorim as telling reporters in Perth.
    "But we will continue Franco Baresi's legacy.
    "Today we're not at his funeral because we're here, but we feel the sadness too.

Our entire club is there, and the people of Milan are there.
    "And if you could ask Franco today if we should have interrupted our preparations to go to his funeral, I think I can guarantee that he would have preferred us to continue doing our job, defending the club.
    "I think I'm the last person who should talk about Baresi, because I've only just arrived here.
    "But I can explain a little about the feelings within our staff.
    "First of all, no one calls Baresi 'Baresi': he is Franco, and that means something. "When you talk about him with entire communications staff, they have tears in their eyes.
    "When we go to dinner, our chef keeps showing me photos and telling me so many stories.
    "I've spoken to so many people, and no one talks about the Champions League and the Serie A titles he won.
    "Everyone says one thing: 'When we went down to Serie B, he didn't leave us.' "And that's special.
    "Now that he's no longer with us, he's teaching us that successes are truly a beautiful thing, but they're important for our ego.
    "The most important thing, in the end, is character and who you are, not what you've achieved.
    "Franco meant everything to the team. That's his legacy".
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