"I'm very happy with this goal and the victory. I'm also very happy because I'm going to be a father. I'm too tired from speaking Italian, sorry (laughs)."
"This year we have a lot of teams competing for the Scudetto, it will be tough until the end. Scoring is something I enjoy doing. The coach also appreciates these types of runs; he gives me a lot of direction."
"And as I was running, I thought about what he told me: when Rafa [Leao] runs, you have to try to create space and create chances. And that's what I did."
Milan withstood half an hour of strong pressure from Roma at San Siro and scored on one of their first attacks. Rafael Leão made a darting run to the byline and cut the ball back for Pavlovic to fire in. Milan had further chances and arguably should have extended the lead, but defensive resilience and a key penalty save kept Roma at bay. Mike Maignan saved a penalty from Paulo Dybala ten minutes from full time to preserve the win. Pavlovic expressed joy at scoring, mentioned he is going to be a father, and described tactical freedom to attack in the three-man defence.
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