PIOLI: "WE MUST RELY ON OUR QUALITIES"

It's Serie A matchday 32 and leaders AC Milan are away at Ivan Jurić's Torino. It's a tricky fixture for the Rossoneri, who are on the hunt for three points that would keep them top of the table ahead of a difficult run-in where no game should be taken for granted. Stefano Pioli held a press conference at Milanello today to discuss the match at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. The conference was broadcast live from 14:30 CEST on Milan TV, YouTube and Twitch.

JURIĆ’S WORDS
"Ivan is a coach I respect a lot. He provides his teams with a clear identity and improves players. Against Bologna, we played well but didn’t manage to win. We’ve worked on a few things that we hope to improve tomorrow."

THE TEAM’S STATE OF MIND
"We’ve worked well during the week. I’ve seen commitment and participation, as well as the quality that will be needed tomorrow night. We know we need to improve our finishing. We’ve worked on it and paid particular attention in doing so."

SAELEMAEKERS AND KESSIE’S SITUATIONS
"Alex is a starter for AC Milan, as is everyone. I need to make decisions, and being in peak condition both physically and mentally for an entire season isn’t possible. He’s a strong player and will be given minutes from now until the end of the season to show his worth. I haven’t spoken to Kessie because we’re all motivated and fully focused on our next game and how the team are doing.”

LAST YEAR’S MATCH
"Torino are a very different team and that last meeting in Turin took place a long time ago. We know the difficulties we’ll encounter. It won’t be easy on the eye, but we won’t hold back."

AC MILAN’S CURRENT FORM
"Every side experiences ups and downs during a season, including the strongest teams. We know we can overcome difficulties through how we play as a team, and this is what we need to focus on."

BATTLE WITH INTER AND NAPOLI
"We need to rely on our qualities, bring out our strengths and plug our weaknesses. It’s a privilege to be here playing for the Scudetto at this stage of the season."

FORMATION AND SELECTIONS
"We change our formation game by game, and we’ll continue to do so depending on our opponents and the games we’re involved in. We can try to make some slight changes and playing Leão and Rebić together is an option against a three-man backline. In such situations, we have more balance when Kessie plays as an attacking midfielder. Giroud can cause Bremer problems because he’s one of the strongest forwards in the league."

PLAYING AFTER INTER AND NAPOLI
"I think it’d be fair if everyone played at the same time at this stage of the season, but it isn’t a problem and has already happened. We need to play like an AC Milan side should and have a winning mentality, focusing only on ourselves and our games."

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