"The result is striking, but it was not an easy match because Chievo made things difficult for us."
Stefano Pioli has no doubts and, after his Fiorentina's 6-1 home victory over Chievo, spoke on his team's performance: "My team knew how to suffer in difficult moments, therefore I am satisfied."
"We worked hard," continued Pioli when speaking to Sky. "We began well with the hope from the preliminary matches. We played a lot of friendlies, but there's always doubt because they aren't real matches. Today we played as a team and gave a good performance."
"In the midfield, we changed a bit compared to last year. Our new players, however, have important potential. With such enormous potential, we need to stay balanced and compact. We think only about working and the next game. The team has potential and has maintained the values from last year that allowed us to have a great season."
"We have the qualities to play great soccer, vertical and fast. We are young, but that brings us only an advantage. Delicate moments will come, but we have a great group of players. We want to shorten the team moving forward and shorten the field. If we do this, we'll make it hard on our opponents to react."
