Stefano Pioli admits: “I knew my time at Milan was over when Roma beat us in the Europa League.”
Former Milan coach Stefano Pioli recounted his exit from the Giallorossi.
In an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pioli pointed to the defeat to Roma in the Europa League quarterfinals last season as the moment his time at Milan came to an end.
“There was a specific moment: the return leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, Roma-Milan, at the Olimpico,” said Pioli.
“In the first leg we had lost 1-0. In the locker room, before the match I gave a speech that gave me goosebumps, one of my most heartfelt ever. I was sure we would go through.”
“Instead, the team failed to react and did very little on pitch,” he continued.
“That’s when I realized that what I gave was no longer enough. The energy had gone bad.”