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Stefano Pioli insisted Milan did not like already bought their eyes on their Champions League clash with Tottenham after a deserved defeat at Fiorentina.
Milan noticed a three-game a hit elope in Serie A reach to an abrupt cease after Nicolas Gonzalez and Luka Jovic inflicted a 2-1 defeat, no topic Theo Hernandez’s effectively-taken late strike on Saturday.
That left the Rossoneri’s high-four hopes at risk with fifth-positioned Roma in a blueprint to lag level on components with victory at home to Juventus on Sunday.
Milan lag to Tottenham with a slim 1-0 lead sooner than the 2d leg of their Champions League last-16 clash on Wednesday, even though Pioli refused solutions that match impacted the Rossoneri at Fiorentina.
When asked by Sky Sport Italia if Milan were already pondering about Tottenham, Pioli talked about: “No no no, that turned into as soon as fully not the case.
“Fiorentina carried out better than us, nevertheless not because we were pondering of Tottenham.
“We by no potential regarded as Tottenham. We needed to kind things. It turned into as soon as a defeat that we didn’t prefer.”
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Milan had reeled off four straight wins all over all competitions without conceding, aiming for proper a fifth occasion in their ancient previous of a hit 5 in a row without their defence being breached.
That by no potential came to fruition after Fiorentina were in the ascendancy from the commence up on the Stadio Artemio Franchi, where Pioli acknowledged Milan were late to come by going.
“We intelligent the match as if it were compulsory. Fiorentina did better than us in the first half in the case of quality and vitality,” he added.
“We did better in the 2d half nevertheless the first half turned into as soon as not carried out effectively and we were punished.”
Most engaging Cremonese, Sampdoria and Salernitana (all six) like misplaced extra Serie A fits than Milan’s four in 2023, even though Pioli expects the Rossoneri to answer as soon as they shuttle to Tottenham.
“This would possibly increasingly be a sure match because tonight’s match doesn’t count,” he persisted. “This would possibly increasingly be two teams that will play at their finest; Milan will absolutely be intelligent.”
