AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli says they're going for European qualification.

Pioli leads Milan against Lecce on Monday night amid talk of him being replaced by German coach Ralf Rangnick.

“We are professionals and we cannot get distracted, as we have an objective to chase. Our position in the table does not reflect our quality and we have the chance to prove that," said Pioli.

“Those who have to make the decisions will then decide. All coaches are in the same boat, we live and die on results. We're not in Europe right now and anything could change in the next 40 days. It'd be a pity to end the season in this position, we don't have an easy run-in, but we've shown that we can fight it out with the teams ahead of us in the table."

He added: “If the season had ended with the lockdown, it would've been one of regrets, but instead we have 12 games left to capture a place in Europe."