The Rossoneri coach, Stefano Pioli, has spoken to the microphones of Sky Sport Italia. Here are his words after the victory against Empoli:
"It is the victory of the group, of Milan, as always. We are a cohesive group, available and eager to grow. Injuries can happen, but we go on because I am lucky enough to have many players, all available, all inside the situation. Today, there is joy: it was a particular and intense one; we had to score in the first half, then we disunited with injuries, then we took the lead, lost it and restarted it."
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"Victory of will and spirit, but not because we knew the results of the others. It is too early. A new streak of the season began and we knew how important it was to win. Empoli played well and created difficulties for us. The match was great. Injuries have taken away references and we have paid for it, but the team ... my players always excite me", said Pioli.
News on the injured players?
"Calabria and Kjaer have injuries to be evaluated. I think Davide's is quite serious. Saelemaekers looks like a sprained collateral ligament, but let's see. We are ready."
Pioli on if the international break affected the game against Empoli:
"Empoli made better use of the break, but we started the game very well, with clear and well-prepared ideas. I saw a team ready mentally and tactically, even if the goals and injuries put us in some difficulty. Krunic played in the position of Saelemaekers. I liked the team. Today, I saw Chelsea, it will be a hard match."
