Clarence Seedorf was proud to captain AC Milan to derby victory over Inter Milan.
Seedorf inherited the captain's armband when Gennaro Gattuso went off injured.
He said: "We have been living together for many years, so knowing the atmosphere I recognised the most important message: play as a team unit.
"In difficult times we must come together, unite and bring out our best qualities. I am always proud to wear the Number 10 jersey, even more so with the captain's armband.
"We are a strong squad, have laid the foundations throughout the campaign and now it is time to reap the rewards. We rediscovered our confidence and self-belief going into the next important and difficult games.
"I think Inter have huge potential and we did well to limit them. Perhaps it was difficult for them to find the right motivation when coming off strong performances."
