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The Rossoneri sit first in the Italian top-flight after seven games, and could go four points clear of Inter if they beat Pisa on Saturday.

They are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions, which includes a 2-1 win against reigning champion Napoli at the San Siro.

In the four previous seasons in which an Allegri team achieved 16 points from its opening seven games of a season, it won the Scudetto (Juventus 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19), but the Italian coach is not targeting silverware this time around.

“Forget about that. The teams are different,” Allegri said. “The important thing is to finish well, work hard with a low profile, stay quiet. What matters is winning matches.

“Winning is never easy. We want to take another step forwards and slowly head towards the tally that qualifies us for the Champions League.

“That is our goal. We need a minimum of 74 points. We’re not thinking about Napoli or Inter, we are thinking about [Pisa]. We have to keep our feet on the ground.”

Milan’s only defeat this season came on the opening day against newly-promoted Cremonese.

Allegri believes his side must be wary of the threat from another promoted side in Pisa, even though it is bottom of the league.

“There’s more than pressure, there’s a complicated game as well,” Allegri said. “Pisa, aside from against Bologna, have always played battling matches, scoring and have played well against teams like Napoli and Roma. We will have to go about it in the right way. 

“There’s a bit of a taboo to dispel as well, as we have to do a bit better than we did the last time we played a newly-promoted team.”