AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli insists there's no excuses after their 2-1 defeat to Genoa.

Milan went into the game on the back of director Zvonimir Boban's resignation.

But Pioli said, “We need no alibis or justifications, not for being behind closed doors, nor for any difficulties within the club or debates. We should've been more determined in certain key moments of the match.

“I can't say we didn't play, because we did, but out of 22 shots on goal, only a couple were on target. I want us to be more determined in certain moments and then we made errors conceding the two goals as well. If you concede a goal when there are more of us in the box than them, it means our attitude is wrong.

“We have no alibis, we ought to do much better than this. It's difficult to say you didn't play well when you spent most of the game in the opposition half and had 22 shots on goal. It was not a technical or tactical issue, it was a lack of determination.

“It was such a good opportunity to prove that we felt strong and could overcome the obstacles, but it was a surreal situation for our opponents too. We failed to show determination at the right moments and that has nothing to do with playing behind closed doors or chaos within the club."