Under-fire Pioli was boosted both by the return of Algeria midfielder Ismael Bennacer and Jovic scoring his first goal for Milan since arriving in the summer, the Serbian lashing the hosts ahead in the 43rd minute just after Marvin Cuni wasted a glorious chance to give Frosinone the lead. 'The sooner we can get players back, the more options we'll have, meaning we can rotate more or turn to the bench to change things when needed.' 'It's a little step forward, but there is a long way to go and we need to be more consistent if we're going to challenge for the top spots,' added Pioli. Milan are third, trailing Juve and three points behind second-placed Inter Milan, who will reclaim the summit in Italy's top flight as long as they don't lose at fourth-placed Napoli in Sunday's big match. He told me that if needed, he can play that position,' said coach Stefano Pioli to Sky.

Key attackers Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao were among those unavailable, while the situation in defence was so desperate that France full-back Theo Hernandez played alongside Tomori in the centre of Milan's defence.

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