Furlani comments on gap between Milan and Inter plus Pioli’s potential exit

AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani attempted to provide a level-headed response after the defeat against Inter in the derby which handed them their 20th league title.

Milan went into the game against their city rivals knowing that they simply needed to avoid defeat in order to postponed the title celebrations until the next game at least, and yet they failed to do even that.

Inter found themselves 2-0 up in the first half after goals from Francesco Acerbi and Marcus Thuram, which rendered Fikayo Tomori’s late goal a mere consolation as the Nerazzurri mathematically secured the Scudetto.

Furlani spoke to DAZN after the game and he attempted to reassure Milan fans about the path that the club are on, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.

It’s a complicated evening for AC Milan. What are the first thoughts?

“First of all we congratulate Inter, we would have liked to have been us. We are working hard for next season to make it a successful season. I wouldn’t talk about emotions now, we still have five games of this season left. We are still second and we would like to keep this second place, we are still focused on these next matches.”

At the beginning of the season were you convinced that you had a team worthy of rivalling Inter?

“We build the team to win, this was the objective last summer and it is also this summer. You can’t always win. We had a big revolution in the squad last summer, this year it will be a lighter job. The goal is always that.”

What improvements should AC Milan fans expect?

“Do you mean that we only invest in young people? I always say that with a player it is not that he is young or not so young, but more if the player is good or not so good. We will try to make an increasingly competitive team.”

And Pioli’s future?

“The Milan coach is Stefano Pioli, I confirm this. We are focused on finishing the season well. The way we work on the sporting side, the people who report to Gerry Cardinale are Moncada, Ibrahimovic and me. These are the people who report to Gerry, with him always making the final decision.”