AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti admits he was disappointed with their performance despite defeating Empoli 3-1 yesterday.
"Aside from the points, I didn't like Milan today," confessed Ancelotti. "We are still on the road to recovery.
"We can't seem to play with fluidity, but thankfully this was the last game in a packed fixture list and from tomorrow we will be able to train normally."
He added: "We struggled to get these three points, but it was very important to win today. It was also a fortunate round considering Fiorentina lost at Siena, but there's a long way to go yet.
"It is not something I've had to say in recent years, but we don't have to play Cup games and that can be an advantage."