意甲联赛第24轮赛事中，AC米兰以3比1战胜国际米兰，赛后巴雷拉接受了意大利天空体育的独家访谈。
他坦言：“我们正因个人及团队失误而承受后果。正如我在胜利时刻所强调，我们的比赛开端有时不尽人意，甚至可以说是相当差劲，迫切需要我们进行改善。”
在往昔的德比较量中，我们曾有过踢得相当出色却未能最终取胜的经历，也有过表现不尽如人意却意外收获平局的时刻。在这些激烈的德比对决中，我们的表现始终呈现出波动不定的态势。无论是德比之战还是其他比赛，我们都必须真实地正视彼此的实力。”
In what could have been a more triumphant continuation of our momentum, we faced a setback due to the absence of key forwards Piou and Boni, both suffering from fever. This depleted our attacking options, compelling the coach to rethink his strategies. The significance of mindset in such encounters cannot be overstated; we had been struggling to find our rhythm, only realizing towards the end that creating gaps between our defensive flanks could make a difference. However, the formation itself was not the crucial factor.