After being eliminated from the Champions League group stage and missing out on the round of 16, Pioli's position was in jeopardy, but he did not give up easily. Since then, he has continued to work hard, scoring seven points from three games in Serie A, and AC Milan is very solid in the top four. Now in the Coppa Italia, AC Milan also defeated Cagliari 4-1 and successfully reached the quarterfinals.
Prior to this, Inter Milan had been eliminated by Bologna and missed the quarterfinals of this Italian Cup, but fortunately AC Milan did not repeat the mistake of their mortal enemies. In this game, although AC Milan put key players such as Leao, Giroud and Maignan on the bench, with the super play of Te'o and Jovic, they finally beat their opponents and successfully advanced.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Te'o sent a long ball in front, and Jovic in the box successfully stopped the ball under the interference of the opponent, and then he swept the ball from close range to break the deadlock for AC Milan.
Before half-time, Te'o made a steal at the back, and then broke through on the left side, and in the front court he stuffed Jovic, who entered the penalty area and fell to the ground to sweep the goal, the score became 2-0, and basically killed the suspense of the game.
Shortly after the start of the second half, AC Milan changed the scoreline again. The two sides scuffled in the box, with 19-year-old Traore scoring his first senior goal for AC Milan with a volley to give his side a 3-0 lead. Before the end of the game, Cagliari and AC Milan scored one more goal each to make it 4-1.
After a 4-1 match, AC Milan eliminated Cagliari and successfully reached the last eight of the Coppa Italia. Last season, AC Milan were knocked out by Torino in an upset of 16 goals and 8 goals, and this year they have finally gone one step further. With the likes of Inter and Napoli already out of the competition, AC Milan are the favourites to win the tournament and have a chance to win the Italian title this season.
For Pioli, leading the team to win the domestic cup will be an important weight for him to stay. Of course, in addition to winning the Coppa Italia, Serie A retains the top four places, which is also a prerequisite for him to stay. If these two goals are achieved, Pioli definitely has a chance to continue in charge of AC Milan.
Although the previous performance in the Champions League was not good, with the strength of AC Milan, it is indeed reasonable that they failed to qualify in the group of death. As long as Serie A and Coppa Italia perform well, the team's hierarchy will definitely reconsider the change of manager. Although Pioli lacks ability, with AC Milan's financial resources, it may be difficult to find a more suitable manager than Pioli. After all, Pioli's requirements for the team's reinforcements will not be too high, and if a manager like Conte is concerned, he may not be able to stay at AC Milan for a few days!