[Mari] Alexis Sanchez: “With Conte I had 15 minutes to show him that I was better than others. With 15 minutes it’s tough. I’d come to train 2 hours early and start running for 15 minutes. I wanted those 15 minutes to be full force. It’s not easy to warm up and sub in, especially against Juventus.”

“I said to myself 'I love this sport and I want to prove it to him, even in just 15 minutes'. Not even the best in the world do this.”

“Against Parma, we lost 1-0. I come in and score a goal plus an assist for Lautaro, we win 2-1. The next match I was the starter and I already knew I had no margin for error. At the first mistake, Conte would have taken me away. I scored two goals. He came, gave me his hand and nothing else.”

“One day, in the gym, Conte told me 'I know I should make you start but if things get bad… Lukaku and Lautaro are different. You are the only one who can make a difference to me by coming off the bench.'”

“And I wanted to answer him: ‘Yes but if you put me first we'll win 2-0 and things won't get bad." But I left it alone and just said 'it's okay mister.’”

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