And here Italian journalists start their pressure.
Calciomercato.it:
Milan, goodbye Pioli, bench at risk for the coach: With a collapse it will be departure.
Double surprise announcement on Stefano Pioli's future. These are decisive weeks for the season of Milan and its coach.
The packed calendar of Pioli's Milan continues unabated. After Belgrade's draw in the first leg of the round of 32 of the Europa League against Red Star, for the Rossoneri it is already the eve of the championship. On Sunday, in fact, Ibra and his team mates are expected from the derby against Inter, who have just overtaken their cousins in the standings. A challenge that certainly needs no introduction and that returns to be worth the first places in the standings. In short, it will be a fundamental crossroads, perhaps decisive, for the championship race. In the event of a new knockout, in fact, the Rossoneri's season risks taking an unexpected turn and the scudetto dream could definitely vanish.
Calciomercato Milan, shock announcement on Pioli!
Pioli's team has recovered from a draw and three defeats in their last six games, one of them against Inter Milan in the Coppa Italia derby. It is certainly not a positive period for the Rossoneri, who after the excellent first round are starting to feel tired due to the many close matches. In fact, in the last few weeks the team has seemed less clear-headed and physically less fresh, and the challenging derby match risks changing the balance of the season further, positive or negative. On this moment of Milan and in particular of Pioli, Cesare Pompilio expressed himself at 'Top Calcio 24': "The Scudetto is between Juve and Inter. Economic problems? Milan are worse off than Inter and I don't see Pioli on the Milan bench next year." Gabriele Gerenzani then confirmed: "Everything will depend on the results, but it is clear that if things were to collapse in the second part of the season, Pioli will not be confirmed.?