Milan, 28 August 2021 – Welcomed by the cheering choruses of the Rossoneri fans, who did not spare a couple of rather heavy banners at the address of the former Milan player Donnarumma, the Milan has carried out the finishing today in view of the second round of the championship against Cagliari, in program tomorrow evening at 8.45pm (live on DAZN): “During the week we worked hard – he explained Pioli in the customary pre-match conference – because we aim to start the championship well. On Monday we did it but a painful but deserved victory came. Also tomorrow we will face a difficult team but we know our possibilities. Cagliari does not wait for their opponents and it is quite normal because we are at the beginning of the season and there is not a lot of pressure. We will have to be good at interpreting situations. The maturity of a team is also this ”.
Among the aspects to improve last year there is undoubtedly the home performance but the team has improved a lot in recent months: “Last year we had extraordinary results away from home and they will be difficult to repeat. At home we must and want to improve starting tomorrow. In recent months we have grown on the level of awareness. The important thing is to always have clear ideas on the pitch and not be conditioned by moments of difficulty. Beating Cagliari will not be easy but it will be important to have clear ideas and carry them forward consistently “. Among the aspects to improve is the concreteness in front of goal: “We have to try to be more dangerous because we don’t always manage to transform some actions into clear scoring chances”.
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Against the islanders they will still miss Zlatan Ibrahimovic e Frank Kessie who are however on the road to recovery: “They are improving and I expect that next week they will be able to work with the group again and then return to the field after the break when important matches await us”. The Ivorian is at the center of a complex renewal negotiation but Pioli does not seem worried: “Right now I’m only thinking about tomorrow’s match. There are still days left for the renewals which may be important. We will make the evaluations at the end of the market ”. Not even the newcomer Pietro Pellegri will be part of the match: “He is in good condition but not yet optimal and therefore he will not be called up. The break will be important and I hope that in two weeks it will be fully integrated into the team work ”. Completely recovered, however, Ismael Bennacer: “He has grown a lot in terms of condition and is ready to start from the beginning. We expect important performances from him because he knows how to do everything: defensive phase and construction. He is a player of the highest quality ”.
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