by Carlos Passerini, sent to Turin
The Milan coach comments on the match against Juventus: «It’s a delicate moment, we want to finish well». Sportiello, protagonist on the pitch: «This fury against Pioli is not nice»
Stefano Pioli closes without a voice. He shouted, he waved, calling his attention until the last second. The point is needed to keep Juventus at a distance, but also to face these last four matches with a little more enthusiasm. And then? «I ask my players to be from Milan – explains the Rossoneri coach -. We want to score as many points as possible: I ask for seriousness, willpower, a sense of belonging, professionalism. We have to finish in the best way possible. In my opinion, all the teams that are below Inter had a sufficient tournament. It’s Inter that has done something extraordinary.”
It was an evening of suffering, especially in the second half, when Juventus closed down Milan in defense: «Zero shots on goal? True, but we created opportunities. I liked the desire to get the result, we had a very good first half and then we dropped a bit – adds Pioli -. It’s a delicate moment, we reacted well. The positive result will help us to finish the season in the best possible way.” The future doesn’t seem to worry him: «The situations that Allegri and I are experiencing are part of football. I don’t read anything, I’m focused on work.”
Marco Sportiello, among the protagonists, defended the coach: «This obstinacy is not nice, that’s why he gave it to Milan. We are with him.” The CEO then also spoke. Giorgio Furlani: «Pioli is our coach, we are focused on finishing the season to achieve second place. The year that is about to end did not go as we wanted. There are too many annoying and unproductive rumors going around, dozens of names have been mentioned, we want to continue working hard. We want to win and maintain second place. We are already planning the future and the market. We won’t need a revolution like last summer, but more targeted and precise work. Leao? He wants to stay.”
The scenario regarding the bench is still fluid: from Van Bommel to Lopetegui, from De Zerbi and Farioli, the list of candidates is large and a decision has not yet been made. Lopetegui’s name, which was circulated insistently yesterday, does not seem to be heating up the streets at all, far from it. The truth is that the choice of the next coach cannot be wrong. And the Curva Sud fans also remembered this, making themselves heard on social media: they don’t want to relive a season like this.
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April 27, 2024 (modified April 27, 2024 | 10.33pm)
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