Franck Kessie has called on the AC Milan squad to give "everything" they have as they return to Serie A action against Lecce on Monday evening.
The Italian top-flight was suspended after Matchday 26 in March because of the coronavirus pandemic which hit Italy very hard with more than 200,000 people affected of which 34,000 have died and more than 180,000 have recovered.
The reduction in cases and deaths has given the green light for football to resume behind closed doors which Kessie has been anticipating.
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"There is a great desire to start again because we had a bad time.