Pioli Ibrahimovic was injured because of turf problems

Milan Circle

In a Serie A match in the early hours of this morning, Milan drew 0-0 with Juventus. After the game, coach Pioli was interviewed by the media.

Milan know they have to have a win or they will fall further behind the leaders Inter, but Ibrahimovic's injury hits them harder, Pioli said: "Ibra feels aching Achilles tendon, he thinks it's a problem on the pitch, it's very tough and we hope he can recover in the coming days. ”

"We did well in this game, but lacked precision in the box. The condition of the pitch also didn't help us, we had a couple of stops that didn't work very well, which slowed us down. We're trying to create dangers and limit Juventus' chances of scoring. We moved Messias to a more central position, but we lacked some ability in the last foot. I don't think it's a tactical issue, it's just that the best passes aren't great. ”

'It's tough to win at the moment, we need quality and fluency and admittedly this week hasn't been easy for us because it's one thing to accept what's going on, it's another thing to overcome it.'

"For our match against Spezia, if we had won that game, the result tonight would have been very different. We know that the games against Juventus and Inter will have a big impact on our future. If we can't beat Inter, then we will be very similar to last season. ”

"We have our own way of playing and we have to realise that if we want to achieve extraordinary things again, we need to give everything. I do see a lot of high-level performances on a personal level today. ”