AC Milan director Massimiliano Mirabelli insisted the club have faith in under-fire head coach Vincenzo Montella following consecutive Serie A defeats as former boss Carlo Ancelotti continues to be linked with a return.
Montella's new-look Milan crashed to another loss on Sunday, this time beaten by Scudetto contenders and visitors Roma 2-0 at San Siro.
Ancelotti – who guided Milan to Serie A, Champions League, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup titles during his tenure – was sacked by Bayern Munich on Thursday and immediately linked with the Rossoneri but Mirabelli backed Montella post-match.
"We are only seven rounds in, we have a new team, so no coach has a magic wand," Mirabelli told Sky Sport Italia.
"You can't get certain results straight away. We have a group of players who need to become a team, so as far as we are concerned, Montella is working well. We just have to hope that work brings important results.
"We must try not to look at the table. Roma have a well-drilled unit who have been playing together for years. It's not easy to face them and do as well as Milan did. We see positives in this defeat too."
