AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has been interviewed by Milan TV after the Rossoneri's win against Fiorentina in Serie A. Here are his words:
On the victory:
"Absolutely yes, an important victory. A complicated game both for the strength of the opponents and because we had to scrape the barrel of our energy, we come from a period in which we played every three days. The team was ready."
On Brahim Diaz:
"He's definitely not a classic one-on-one left winger, he's a winger who wants to go inside the field. When he played more central in the second half I think we found more solutions. Then we drew on an inactive ball than in these matches are very important."
On the interval training:
"Because unfortunately the numbers tell us that we are conceding too many goals at the start of the second half. It was cold and windy, we wanted to be ready immediately. It didn't take long because we conceded goals at the start of the second half, we are working to try to fix these small defects."
On the Scudetto sprint:
"I was also surprised by some statements, the important thing is what we believe in."
On whether did he believe in overturn the game:
"I never thought that the match had already been won at 1-0, Fiorentina are a lively team with a good leg. We had to be careful and unfortunately we weren't, but then I always believed in the comeback. I know well, I saw the right looks today. We knew it was going to be a tough match, leaving the Europa League was tough. Winning on such a difficult pitch was important for us, the team wanted. I always remained positive during the match."
On Ibra's playing time:
"[They] always confront with Zlatan during the game, he had a bit of cramps at the end but he told me he didn't need the change. His return is very important for us, it's nice that he gritted his teeth and sacrificed himself for us."
