"A bus full of prostitutes": The promise of Italy's former Prime Minister to his players if they beat a Serie A big club

AC Monza owner Silvio Berlusconi, 86, made a controversial promise to his players at the Serie A team's Christmas dinner.

Results on the pitch and the evolution of performance since Raffaele Palladino took over the bench have turned the team, which is 9 points above relegation, around to turn the club's 'targets' around. Or so it is understood after the speech... where the primary thing is no longer salvation after returning to Serie A this season.

Controversial Silvio Berlusconi once again struck a controversial note

Berlusconi took the microphone, praised the work of his coach, whom he promoted from the U19s after sacking Giovanni Stroppa in September, and had no qualms about launching into an obscene oath, provoking widespread laughter from the audience present, including his girlfriend less than a meter away, who only managed to duck her head.

"We have found a good coach, kind and able to stimulate our boys. I've also given the players extra motivation and told them that if we beat Milan, Juve? one of these big clubs, I send them a 'bus full of prostitutes to the dressing room' (un pullman di troie)," Berlusconi said.