Milan will turn the page at the end of the season. Stefano Pioli will no longer be the coach. Cardinale has decided, Ibrahimovic will instead choose his successor. There are several candidates, including Fonseca.
Stefano Pioli and Milan will part ways at the end of the season. There is no official information. But the owners have decided. Next season another coach will sit on the bench of the Rossoneri club, which is thus preparing to turn the page after four and a half years. Pioli will leave after 240 games Milan, with whom he won the Scudetto in 2022. There are many candidates to succeed him.
Why Milan decided to sack Pioli
Second place in Serie A is almost guaranteed, the derby is not enough to save the season or qualification for the Champions League, which is practically almost official. The Europa League was a goal, it was missed, and now comes the moment of choices, and the first is the farewell of Pioli, who has indeed revived the fortunes of the Rossoneri who in autumn 2019 were in the second half of the table and were returning from a string of bad years, with a series of different coaches. Pioli had the merit of giving the team a balance and shaped it, he won a championship, finished 2nd in 2021 and probably this year too.
But Cardinale has decided: we change. The owners wanted to win at least one trophy, or at least they wanted to fight to the end. This is why a vote of no confidence was passed on Pioli, who a month and a half before the end of the season is out of three competitions and is second, but 14 points behind Inter.
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Who will be the new Milan coach: the names
Antonio Conte’s name has been removed from the list. The former Italy coach does not appear to be in pole position or among the five eligible candidates. Mostly the names of foreign coaches are mentioned. Paulo Fonseca, former Roma and now at Lille, seems one of the favourites. He knows Serie A, he makes his teams play very well, he has an offensive and modern football. But the candidacy of is also strong Julen Lopeteguiformer coach of Spain and former coach of Real Madrid and Sevilla, now out of action after leaving Wolves.
In the second row there would be the former PSG player Christophe Galtierin the pits in the last season, and Marcelo Gallardowho won a lot in South America with River Plate and now coaches in Saudi Arabia.
Then, there is Van Bommelformer Dutch midfielder, who also played for Milan, and who would be very popular with Ibrahimovic. And Ibra has the final say on the choice, she will consult with Furlani and Moncada but the decision is up to Zlatan, who will soon communicate it to Jerry Cardinale.
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