Stefano Pioli hails Dinamo Zagreb ahead of Milan's "important" match
Thomas Tuchel, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021, was sacked by the club after their shock 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb in their Champions League opener last week. While Tuchel’s sacking stole the headlines, Pioli warns his side that “Dinamo deservedly beat Chelsea”.
Milan
opened up their
Champions Leaguecampaign with a 1-1 draw at
RB Salzburglast week and will host
Dinamo Zagrebfor their next group game on Wednesday.
Ahead of their European clash,
the Rosonnerriboss warns his player to take the match seriously as the Croatian side “deservedly” beat
Chelsea1-0 last week at home, leading to the sacking of
Thomas Tuchelfrom the Premier League club.
“It’s a very important game, but not decisive yet. Last season, we earned the first victory in the penultimate game, and we could have qualified by beating Liverpool in the last match,”
Stefano Piolitold a pre-match press conference.
“If we play at a high level, we have a good chance to win both in Italy and in Europe. At Sassuolo, we didn’t play at our level and we didn’t win. Tomorrow, we have to play at our best.”
While
Rade Krunicis coming back from injury,
Ante Rebicand Divock Origi will remain sidelined with
Yacine Adlialso missing the Champions League list due to injury.
“
I choose the best Milan in every game. The team is fine, but in the Champions League we have fewer players available because of the list,
” said Pioli.
Ante Rebic and Divock Origi will not be there, Rade Krunic is recovered. Tomorrow we will play with absolute determination.”
On
Divock Origi's situation the Italian added:
“Not worried, but sorry. He is a player we strongly wanted and I hope he’ll be back after the break.
“We need to put our full potential into every game. Tomorrow’s match is very important, but not yet decisive because there are many other matches left. But we know it’s an important game and we prepared it well.”
and Salernitana's
2-2 draw on Sundayaroused many controversies around
VAR
as three players were sent off after VAR intervened to rule-out
Arkadiusz Milik'slate winner for a suspicious offside. Pioli said:
“What happened is unsettling, it’s easy to point the finger, but what is needed is to find a solution.
On his expectations from his favorite forwards,
Rafael Leaoand
Olivier Giroud, the Italian coach said:
“One can always improve but all the lads are ambitious, Leao is playing at a high level in every competition and he must continue like that. Every game has different difficulties so I must make the right choices.”
“Olivier is happy to play every game, Charles can play in that position, obviously with different characteristics. I have many players who can fit in that role. Now we must focus on the next two games.”
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