AC Milan patron Silvio Berlusconi has dismissed concerns after their opening day defeat to Bologna.

Berlusconi said: "In football you need luck and we didn't have that. Ronaldinho made sure everyone left the stadium happy, though. I have to say it was a great show of professionalism that we brought him to the club.

"During the months of the election campaign I heard three things constantly from the people. The first was 'Send Prime Minister Romano Prodi home,' the second 'Save us from the Communists' and the third 'Buy us Ronaldinho.' I did all three."