Stefano Pioli explains what his staff is doing to prevent injuries and warns Milan about Verona.

The Rossoneri face Hellas at the Stadio Bentegodi on Sunday.

It kicks off at 14.00 GMT.

"Juric is doing a great job at Verona, even changing many players. The team is technical and offensive, we need attention," Pioli said at a press conference.

"They beat Napoli and Atalanta and picked up a draw against Juventus. They are strong in the duels," the coach continued.

Stefano Pioli explains what his staff is doing to prevent injuries and warns Milan about Verona.

The Rossoneri face Hellas at the Stadio Bentegodi on Sunday.

It kicks off at 14.00 GMT.

"Juric is doing a great job at Verona, even changing many players. The team is technical and offensive, we need attention," Pioli said at a press conference.

"They beat Napoli and Atalanta and picked up a draw against Juventus. They are strong in the duels," the coach continued.

"We are not as quick when it comes to moving the ball, we must do better. Verona will be looking for duels and we should not give them points of reference. If we play a technical game we'll have good chances.

"I will tell my players I'd like to be 30 years younger to play with them. If we overcome difficulties together, we'll get more satisfaction."

Had Milan had a wrong approach against Udinese on Wednesday?

"It is wrong to talk about the approach. The lads gave everything against Udinese, we are proud to be the youngest team in Serie A and we need to face difficulties if we want to improve," Pioli claimed.

The Rossoneri will be without Ismael Bennacer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mario Mandzukic and Hakan Calhanoglu tomorrow.

"It was hard to achieve the same results as the last season. It's a challenging campaign and we've had many injuries.

"It's time to grit our teeth and try to win as many games as possible. The next two and a half months are decisive for Serie A and Europa League races."

How does he explain so many injuries?

"We are working on it, we are very attentive to the workloads. Unfortunately, there is a busy fixture list, and that has created trouble for us.

"It's the first time we have so many injuries. We're working to decrease them.

"Bennacer picked up two injuries and we are working to help him recover his best fitness. All those not available are important to us, but we've already proven we can play good football in challenging situations."

Pioli went on to talk about single players, from Rafael Leao to Sandro Tonali and Alessio Romagnoli.

"Leao must give his best in every single game and that's what he's been doing.

“He must work on some situations to find the consistency that both he and the team need.

"Krunic rested on Wednesday and he is likely to start.

"Tonali is feeling well, he had a slight problem, but he is feeling well, both physically and mentally.

"We bet on ourselves. We will give our best until the end. There are seven strong teams and we want to qualify for the Champions League.”

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