Pioli: I hoped to play against Milan in a different ranking and would greet the Milan players after the game

October 18th In the seventh round of Serie A, Fiorentina will challenge Milan away from home. Fiorentina coach Pioli was interviewed before the game.

Pioli coached Milan to win the Serie A championship in the 2021-22 season, but this season Florence only achieved 3 draws and 3 losses in the first 6 rounds of Serie A. Pioli first said: "I would have liked to play this game at another time and with a different ranking, but I will not consider personal emotions. Although this emotion is inevitable, because I will return to a stadium where I have experienced many fulfilling and positive times. However, my focus must be on the team. There are still many players in Milan who I have coached, and I will greet them after the game."

Pioli went on to talk about joining this summer. Milan's veteran midfielder Modric, "I met Modric on vacation a few years ago. We greeted each other and he introduced himself as a loyal fan of Milan. I congratulated him. His ability as a player has never been doubted, and his stable performance in every game has proved that he is a champion player. We must do our best to limit his performance."

Allegri took over as Milan coach this summer and led the team to a good start to the season. Pioli said: "Allegri is a great coach and he has done a great job. Milan has introduced many strong players who are fast, energetic and have distinctive personalities. This is a solid team. We must stay sharp and focused in the game. We hope to produce a performance worthy of our opponents."

Fiorentina's main forward Keane was injured in the previous Italian national team game and has been training alone this week. Pioli finally said: "A decision will be made tomorrow, because today he only participated in part of the team's training. We still have a decisive training. He feels good, but so far we have kept him from physical confrontation and change of direction training."