Milan announce Pioli's departure! Winning 1 crown in 5 years, breaking the 11-year curse, Fonseca will take over

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2024-05-24 16:03Posted in Shandong Sports Creator

On Friday, AC Milan announced through their official website that Stefano Pioli will leave the club at the end of the season. During his time in charge of Milan, Pioli won the Serie A title and reached the last four of the Champions League.

After coaching Lazio, Inter Milan and Fiorentina, Pioli took over the reins of Milan on 9 October 2019. In 239 games in charge of Milan, Pioli has achieved 130 wins, 57 draws and 52 losses, averaging 1.89 points per game, setting a record for points per game in his coaching career.

In the 2021-22 season, Pioli led Milan to the Serie A title, the first time in his career and the first time in 11 years. In the 2022-23 season, Milan reached the semifinals of the Champions League again after 16 years, but unfortunately were defeated by Inter Milan home and away.

Stefano Pioli has signed a contract with Milan until 30 June 2025, but rumours of Pioli's possible departure have continued to circulate this season. On Wednesday, Pioli's agent came to Milan to negotiate with the Milan management, and an agreement was reached a day later. On Friday, Milan announced Stefano Pioli's departure.

On May 31, Milan will play a friendly match against Roma in Perth, Australia, with Bonella in charge. "Slow Motion" revealed that Pioli could switch to coaching Napoli, Atalanta and other clubs.

Milan will face Salernitana in the season finale on Saturday, with Milan fans bidding farewell to Stefano Pioli and the likes of Olivier Giroud and Kjaer, who are leaving at the end of the season.

Milan has reached an agreement with Fonseca for a three-year contract, with Fonseca receiving an annual salary of 3 million euros, according to Sport. It is worth mentioning that during his time in charge of Roma and Lille, Fonseca's results were not outstanding.

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