Remuk Di Derby Della Madonnina, Stefano Pioli Disidang Direksi AC Milan

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli will meet the board of directors after his team was slaughtered by Inter Milan 1-5 on Sunday morning (17/9/2023). (acmilan.com)

JAKARTA AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli will meet with the club's board of directors following a painful defeat to Inter Milan in the Derby della Madonnina, Sunday (17/9) in the morning WIB.

The Rossoneri lost for the fifth time in a row in a derby against the Nerazzurri. Most recently, they were beaten 1-5 through goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marcus Thuram, Hakan Calhanoglu and Davide Frattesi.

This crushing defeat to city rivals has made Milan begin to lose confidence in Pioli, although it was able to end Scudetto's wait for a decade in the 2021-2022 season.

As reported by MilanNews, Pioli and the Milan squad will undergo a training session at Milanello and after that the coach will meet with club management to analyze and dissect the embarrassing defeat of Inter.

The defeat also made Pioli get a lot of criticism from the Italian press even though he was previously able to win three consecutive wins at the start of the season. La Gazzetta dello Sport was not at all impressed by Pioli's performance in the derby, highlighting the poor results of his changes and the need not to overreact after the defeat.

"Change everything after four derbys lost and lost in the fifth derby more painful than the previous derby. Instead of being stopped, we saw Mkhitaryan score a goal without interruption and Milan undergo a transition, like last season".

"Judging from yesterday, the new market and physical do not provide much benefit. It takes hard work not to overestimate this bad thing, because Tuesday is the Champions League," said La Gazzetta.

Tuttosport also underlined Milan's poor performance and their inconclusive changes throughout the game. "Milan after five minutes of melting like snow in the sun and, more seriously, stop playing after a 3-1 score. They closed off, in vain turning to 4-2-3-1."

AC Milan is the most active team in the summer transfer market in Serie A. This puts pressure on Pioli to give results after finishing fourth to disappoint last season. The Rossoneri need to bounce back quickly in their first Champions League game against Newcastle United, Tuesday (19/9) night WIB.