Fiorentina head coach and former Milan coach Pioli shared an interesting past incident about Modric when attending the pre-match press conference against AC Milan.

How will you try to limit Modric?

I met him two years ago on vacation. He introduced himself as a die-hard Milan fan and I congratulated him. The quality of this player is unquestionable and the consistency he showed in the game proved that he is a great championship player. We must try to limit him.