AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni has stated coach Stefano Pioli is safe.

Scaroni insists he expects Pioli to be in charge next season.

He said: "I have always said that Pioli is staying, I like coaches who win and since we are doing well I like Pioli who is a fantastic person who we are fond of, I hope he is fond of us too."

Scaroni was speaking before victory at Fiorentina.

He added: "I remember Joe Barone as a great manager and a man full of humanity and an immoderate passion for Fiorentina. He made an important contribution to Italian football, always present in the League saying things with the strength that distinguished him and then he made this wonderful Viola Park. We won't forget him."