AC Milan fullback Ignazio Abate says coach Rino Gattuso can handle his rift with Tiemoue Bakayoko.

The pair clashed during victory over Bologna.

Abate said, "We struggled, but the win was deserved. What happened with Bakayoko was unpleasant and shouldn't have happened, but Gattuso knows how to handle the situation.

“He sent us into a training retreat and we tried to focus ourselves. Wearing this shirt isn't easy, you must make sacrifices to get big wins.

“We hope to do something special over these last three games and we can't give an inch. We will concentrate on the Fiorentina match now."