Pioli offers clarification after claiming Milan are not far from level of Real Madrid and Man City

This season has been one to forget for AC Milan for several reasons. Falling to Inter twice, humiliatingly in both games, albeit for separate reasons, is a fantastic summary of a poor season that has been difficult for the majority.

Ahead of the season, expectations for Milan were high after a fantastic mercato. However, the season did not follow these aims, and even when secondary objectives were set, they were not met, shining an unavoidable light on the man at the helm of things – Stefano Pioli.

It has been a season where ‘Pioli Out’ has been a regularity, and on several occasions, he has seemed close to losing his job. Still, after weeks (if not months) of the cycle, the management deemed that a decision would be made at the end of the season as long as there were no drastic reasons for an early conclusion.