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AC Milan coach Pioli confident Leao ready for Inter

  /  autty

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli says Rafael Leao will be fit for their Champions League semifinal against Inter Milan.

Leao missed the first-leg won 2-0 by Inter.

Pioli said today: 'It's clear that we have to perform at the highest level, in all tactical, technical, mental and everything situations, because we have to live this game with an intensity, with an attitude, with a shrewdness to try to take advantage of every little episode to try to change the fate of this game."

On Leao, he also stated: "Yesterday he was better. Today, if he, (Junior) Messias and (Rade) Krunic work together in the team, they will be available for tomorrow.

"We're talking about a player who can win, who can resolve duels, so he's certainly a player who has great qualities, great potential in the offensive phase.

"It's clear that he needs to be supported by a team game, from the organisation, from a compactness, from the team quality that must certainly be higher than in the first leg. I believe that the team can play a great game."

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