"The goals will definitely come" was the line from Ruben Amorim's latest Milan interview, and it was aimed squarely at Gonçalo Ramos. The striker has one goal in five league appearances for AC Milan after a €74 million summer move, but Amorim made clear he is not changing his message. Ramos, he said, is already a Champions League winner.

Ramos' early return at Milan

Amorim's strongest point was simple enough. He said he will never ask a striker to run less, insisted Milan are scoring goals as a team, and added that Ramos has to keep helping in the way he has been doing. That lines up with the numbers, because the Portuguese forward has three goals in four UEFA Nations League appearances for Portugal and a 7.8 rating there, compared with one goal in five for Milan.

The contrast is obvious, but Amorim still pushed patience over panic. He said that a striker needs goals, then repeated that Ramos is going to score, and that the goals will come for sure.

Pressure at Milan and the United lesson

Amorim also used the interview to explain why Milan feels familiar. He said he followed the club since childhood, but the more revealing part was his view of pressure. Milan, he said, feels closer to Portugal because the outside noise is passionate, while Manchester United taught him that every decision matters at a global club.

That is where the wider argument around this Milan project starts to land. Amorim said the club are bringing in ready-made players like Ramos while also adding younger talent, and he framed that balance as part of a plan for more than the next result.

Milan's schedule makes that hard work immediate. They have nine matches in under a month, including three Europa League games, and they sit fifth on 11 points after five league matches. Their next league match is away to Sassuolo on Sunday, with the verified fixture list pointing to an away trip on 11 October, followed by Red Bull Salzburg away and Atalanta at home.

Amorim's message is clear enough. Ramos has not started fast, but the club have paid for a player they believe will settle, and the coach is not treating one goal in five as a verdict. The next test is away to Sassuolo on 11 October, before Milan's run turns into Salzburg and Atalanta.

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