After the game against Cagliari, which ended in the Rossoneri's favour 4-1 at the San Siro, coach Stefano Pioli spoke to DAZN. Here are his statements:
"It's great to have our fans. Having them back in Genoa was great but having them here was even better. The team played with rhythm and quality, the team had clear ideas."
On Tonali's growth:
"Sandro worked a lot. Strange things happen in football because on the first day of the meeting I found Tonali, Leao and Krunic matured and grown a lot. They needed some lessons in the past to learn in the future. Tonali has everything: he has good feet, positioning and quality. Now we have to continue like this."
On Playing with 2 strikers:
"I am open to all solutions, I will try to field the best team. Bakayoko has not signed yet but he will be one of us. I hope to recover all the important players because we will have many important commitments with 7 games in 20 days. We will have to be well and work with this will."
On the attacking midfield's performance:
"In all the friendlies there was a situation that repeated itself. We made great performances but we scored few goals. Today scoring a lot means that we moved with quality, clarity and we were more concrete. There will be difficult matches but the strong teams must win even if they play poorly."
What have you told Leao?
"Leao wanted to play the whole game and I told him to keep working like this. I'm sure he will have a great season."
On the current squad:
"I believe that if we want to have a positive future, all players must feel like starters. I am struggling to make choices there will be the return of some important players. Champions League will also be complicated and difficult. It is important to grow without being afraid of making mistakes and learning from our mistakes."
