Stefano Pioli was the leader from the bench throughout the Serie A season. His hard work earned him the respect and esteem of the club management and he has repaid them in the final league campaign fixture with a Champions League qualification.
This morning, La Gazzetta dello Sport focused on Pioli's words after qualifying to the Champions League at Bergamo: "We reached the Champions League because we deserved it, as well as deserving second place in the standings. I'm really excited, happy, I have to thank the club because they made us work in a spectacular way."
After years of suffering and disappointing results, Milan seem to have finally found the right way to open a cycle. The coach made a young team very competitive and achieve a qualification to the top European football. All the credit goes to the coach who made the players believe in themselves.
Paolo Maldini also did well by convincing the owners and managers of the choice to sign Pioli as head coach, concluded the newspaper.
