Jadi Supersub AC Milan, Pelatih Stefano Pioli Puji Luka Jovic

JAKARTA - Striker Luka Jovic has always been the savior of AC Milan when he was fielded as a substitute. Jovic confirmed as a supersub after determining Milan's 3-2 win over Frosinone in the Italian Serie A match, Sunday, February 4, 2024 in the morning WIB.

Jovic became a mainstay when he was fielded in the second half and often broke into the opponent's goal. He scored five important goals even though he only played 205 minutes in Milan's last seven matches.

In the match against Frosinone at Benito Stirpe Stadium, the former Fiorentina striker only played for 10 minutes. He entered to replace Christian Pulisic in the 80th minute.

Only one minute later, the Serbian national team striker has already broken into the opponent's goal. And, Jovic's goal determines the Rossoneri's victory.

Coach Stefano Pioli did not hesitate to praise the appearance of the striker who had played at Real Madrid. Even Pioli called Jovic a quality player.

"Jovic is a decisive player. He doesn't have many minutes to play, but he can always maximize the time he has," said Pioli.

"For me he is a player who has quality. I always motivate him every day to do more than he does now," he said.

Jovic became the mainstay supersub because his goals were often the determinant. During the previous seven matches, he brought the team to seven points.

Diriya hanya sekali menjadi starter saat Milan menang 3-1 atas Frosinone pada pertemuan pertama di kompetisi domestik, 12 Desember 2023.

Furthermore, the 26-year-old player started the match by sitting on the bench against Atalanta, Salernitana, Udinese and Frosinone in this second meeting. In all these matches he always scored goals.

Jovic began to skyrocket and show he was a promising center forward while playing at Eintracht Frankfurt.

At that time he was a Benfica player who was borrowed by Frankfurt. In the aftermath, Real Madrid brought him in 2019. Madrid's costs were also high because the price reached 63 million euros.

But Jovic, who is projected to replace Karim Benzema, failed to shine in La Liga Spain. As a result, Benzema became Madrid's mainstay again.

Jovic, who was never able to show his best form, was finally sold to Fiorentina in 2022. His performance was not disappointing so Milan recruited him in 2023.

Jovic drowned which made striker Olivier Giroud still a mainstay in front of Milan. But lately he has been able to show a promising performance despite being a supersub.