DBasia.news – AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli has confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not appear against Inter Milan in the 2021-2022 Serie A match, at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Sunday (6/2) morning WIB. Pioli insists, it’s time for Milan to prove themselves out of dependence on Ibra.
AC Milan will face Inter in a very important duel in the title race. If they lose, Milan will be 7 points away from Inter. In fact, Inter have 1 game less.
Unfortunately, Milan lost their main banger, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish national team striker is still in the recovery stage. In fact, the player has scored 8 goals this season.
However, Pioli remains confident. He wants to prove Il Diavolo Rosso is not just Ibra.
“Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Ante Rebic will not appear. Fikayo Tomori is doing a great job and I think he will be available with the team, although he will not start. Olivier Giroud is an important player and he is ready,” Pioli explained as reported by Football Italia.
“We regret that Ibra can’t play. We have improved a lot thanks to him. However, now we have to prove to be strong without him. We have to have strong determination, especially in difficult moments.”
Pioli also refused to make Inter as favorites to win in the derby later. He promised fierce resistance from Milan.
“Inter did something extraordinary. However, I know Milan have a strong and united team. The players are also motivated.”
“We also have to take into account the characteristics of the opponent. That is important. We will never spoil the way we play, even with tomorrow’s duel,” added Stefano Pioli.
Based on the last 11 meetings, Milan have only won once against Inter. The remainder is 6 defeats and 4 draws.