TMW
The burning elimination of Milan to the quarter-finals of the Europa League after the double defeat against Roma puts the future of the club even more at risk Stefano Pioli on the Rossoneri bench. The season of Devil, far from the top of the league, eliminated in the Champions League groups and also from the Italian Cup and Europa League, can be said to be disappointing. And the one who pays, therefore, could be the Emilian coach himself.
Moreover, the double derby with Roma and Inter could have changed the prospects and brought Pioli closer to staying, but after the European elimination even a possible success in the match against the Nerazzurri (with the consequent postponement of the Inter championship celebration) at this point could not enough. Nothing decided, nothing taken for granted, it is worth repeating, but the disappointment at the Rossoneri after the recent elimination from the Europa League, the last goal of the season, is great and at the moment it reigns supreme. “What changes in my future? Be patient until the end of the championship, then the club and I will take stock and address the issue”, underlined Pioli himself in a press conference from the heart of the Olimpico.
All that remains therefore is to wait for the decisions of the Milan management, which in some way is already moving. Without prejudice to the currently difficult hypothesis that Pioli could remain on the Rossoneri bench, the range of possible candidates for the replacement is rich and in the last few hours he also seems to be a name slightly ahead of the curve. It’s about Julen Lopetegui57 years old, last adventure at Wolverhampton and currently free (Paulo Fonseca instead is the first alternative).
In the career of the Spanish coach, a former goalkeeper, the experience as Technical Commissioner of Spain and his time on the bench of Sevilla, with whom he won the Europa League in 2020, are especially worth highlighting. In summary, Milan have not yet taken a final decision on who will replace Stefano Pioli in the summer, but with Lopetegui and his entourage discussions have been going on for some time also on the possible details of the Rossoneri’s future project. Which still remains to be defined.
