The Rossoneri manager Pioli presented challenge versus Brescia: "We face an opponent who without Balotelli will be even more compact. Suso has trained very well and is available"

Brescia-Milan Game, Manager Pioli: "Let's not comb the dolls, Suso has trained well"

Rossoneri manager Pioli presented challenge versus Brescia

12:17
What do you expect from society in these last market days? How is Rodriguez's situation?
I won't be the one giving updates on the market. Rodriguez had a physical problem that seems to have been overcome, so he should be part of the squad. I'm interested in the team staying focused, without losing energy on things that I can't control.

12:16
Suso was in the office to talk to the company: how did you see him during the week?
Suso is training very well, so he is available to play.

12:15
Should he choose, this will be the second round of ...
Del Milan: there is no player who wins alone. The team must approach the matches well, it will be important with Brescia.

12:15
Giampaolo had said of Paquetà that he was sometimes too "Brazilian". Where should the player improve?
He must have the conviction that he is a complete player, who knows how to put both quality and quantity. He must become a more decisive player for the quality he has, or scores or makes him do. He did well for the volume of the game, but failed in the winning game. This is our goal.

12:14
What happened to Rebic who now looks like another player?
I think it all depends on the attitude you have. If you work with conviction, even undergoing choices that do not go in your direction, then when you are called into question you are ready. I have to choose the team that gives me the most guarantee. We are 24 players who train well, I have favored other players and will continue to do so: it is the nature of my role. They must not suffer too much backlash. The first eleven are as important as those who take over, the attitude has improved and we win the games for this too. Since we want to improve, we must continue like this. Whoever has this attitude shows that this is the way to work.

12:10
We have read about a suffering Paquetà: with these tactical variations can it be more difficult to find a place for him?
Much is still missing at the end of the market. All the players who are here are very helpful, involved, attentive. Lucas is, like the others he thinks he can play and when he fails he is not satisfied. But when you work well then you are ready when you are called. And so we must continue.

12:09
Can Rebic play a starting role?
Of course, there are many players who are doing well right now. Like him Leao, Ibra are fine: I will make my choices tomorrow.

12:09
Does this tactical turn also lead to the abandonment of fear? The victory in the final with Udinese pushes in this direction. Does Milan play better like this?
The important thing is that the victories came through performance. We have done many positive things, many others we need to improve to have a higher position in the ranking. We need results to have more confidence. Only with a positive and convinced mentality can we hope to make a great second round.

12:07
With Ibrahimovic's arrival, Milan has changed: what is this "Ibra effect"?
It is an added value, for the thickness and presence it puts into the game, for the attitude and professionalism it puts in everyday life. He did the team very well, just as his teammates were able to find him. I'm not surprised at all of this, let's talk about a champion who is among the best players in the world in the last decade, I expected a lot from him. I have found a helpful and intelligent person. He entered with curiosity, studied before and is now more aware of what he can and should do.

12:06
Is the ranking still hanging on Milanello?
Yes, it will be until the end. We don't work to comb the dolls, the goal is to improve the rankings and bring AC Milan where it has always been.
12:05
Castillejo used a strong metaphor: did you like it? What do you think of Tonali?
I think what Castillejo said should be a stimulus for our team. It is true that we have had difficult moments, one of our objectives must be to demonstrate that we have worked anyway and that we have the right qualities to be here. Tonali is a player with great qualities and perspectives, we must take him into great consideration in view of tomorrow.

12:04
Can starting to look at the ranking belong to you? Is this the first crossroads of 2020?
You have asked me almost always but it is right, we must think that every game is the most important for the future. It is the only way to turn. This is not the time to think about where we will be on May 24, we must keep our heads on the handlebars and continue to grow, strengthening the positive things done so far and improving the situations in which we have been a little bit in difficulty. We only think about tomorrow, looking through the performance to improve the ranking.

12:03
Brescia will not have Balotelli: the group could have a sense of major revenge.
Clearly without him they lose the possibility of having important individual plays. But they will have even more compactness and dynamism, we expect a determined opponent who plays for an important goal. We will try to win the game anyway.

12:01
Only for away games Milan have a better average points. Why?
The numbers don't lie: the interpretation of the external races is positive, we absolutely must continue like this. We have not done anything yet, there is still a long way to go and we must remain with great concentration on the next race.

12:01
The Pioli conference begins.

11:57

Zlatan Ibrahimovic took an active part in four goals in his three Serie A matches against Brescia (two goals, two assists) - one goal and one winning pass in the only match against Milan.

11:55

Theo Hernández (22) is Milan's youngest player to score five goals in a Serie A championship within the first 20 seasonal games, ever since Stephan El Shaarawy (19 years, 358 days) did so in 2012/13.

11:53

Four assists, born in May 2000: Brescia midfielder Sandro Tonali is the youngest of the Serie A players with at least one winning pass in the season.

11:51

Brescia is the team most in difficulty in maintaining the lead in this championship, having lost 19 points once ahead in the score.