Stefano Pioli, the manager of AC Milan, is sick of discussing who is the favorite to win the Scudetto after his team dropped points in a 0-0 draw with Torino.
Milan did not have a strong forward performance, finishing with 0.8 expected goals compared to Torino’s 1.1, as both teams had three shots on goal.
Milan now leads Inter and Napoli by two points, with Inter having one game in hand.
Pioli told the post-game media that he is tired of overreacting to every “misstep” by the title contenders.
“Everyone who claims to be a favorite has made a mistake in the last two or three weeks,” he said.
“Our approach was to create difficulties for Torino – with a little more clarity, we could have been more dangerous.
“It’s not for me to give percentages, I never guess.
“Three weeks ago, during the break, we were super-favourites. Then, Napoli was super-favourite, then Inter.
“Until the last two days there will be great balance.”
Touching on his side’s performance against Torino, Pioli discussed the challenge that the 11th-placed side presents.
“It is quite evident that we have done everything to move and give them few points of reference,” he said.
“We knew about the difficulties of the game – Toro creates difficulties for everyone in their defensive phase.
“It is true that we have not created very clear scoring chances, but we created many [dangerous] situations.
“It’s a moment like this, we’re not very precise, [but] I can’t say anything to the team for spirit and application.
“We are missing that spark, and clearly it’s a positive result, but we wanted a win.”
