AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli has explained the reason Chelsea loanee Fikayo Tomori did not feature in the Rossoneri loss to Inter Milan on Sunday afternoon.

The Antonio Conte’s side defeated Milan 3-0 with two goals coming from Lautaro Martinez, while Romelu Lukaku scored the third and the goal in the match.

Before the Milan derby, Piola said: “He is doing well, he has different characteristics from the others.

“But for technical and physical characteristics, Tomori is better at playing against Lautaro and Sanchez, he’s aggressive but doesn’t have the physicality to counter such powerful attackers. I’m very happy with his performances, yes,” he said as cited by MilanNews.

But during the previous derby the 23-year-old defender made some crucial interventions, crucially blocking Lukaku from scoring.

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