AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli has sung the praises of Ciprian Tatarusanu.

With Mike Maignan again fit, the Romanian will now return to the bench for today's clash with Atalanta.

Pioli said, “I have to say that Tata has fully done his duty.

"He struggled at the start because he hadn't played for a long time, but then he found his rhythm and made a good contribution.

"Among other things, he played despite having the flu these days.."