Tag: Maurizio Sarri

AC Milan favor Maurizio Sarri to replace Paulo Fonseca
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AC Milan favor Maurizio Sarri to replace Paulo Fonseca

AC Milan lost 3-1 to Liverpool in their Champions League opener, marking the latest humiliation suffered by the Rossoneri in the 2024/25 season since hiring Paulo Fonseca to replace Stefano Pioli. The move by RedBird Capital to fire Pioli, who won the Scudetto in 2021/22, and replace him with Fonseca, who flopped at Roma, was met by raised eyebrows from many Milan fans and even club legends. Fonseca has Milan 10th in the table in Serie A after four games, and after this latest defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League, the calls for the former Lille coach's job are growing. According to a report from La Gazzetta dello Sport, former Lazio and Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri is the name at the top of the list of candidate to replace Paulo Fonseca at AC Milan. Per the report, Sa...
Ranking the 5 best managers in Serie A for 2023
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Ranking the 5 best managers in Serie A for 2023

Many of the most acclaimed managers in world football have made their names in Serie A. From Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid to current Tottenham manager Antonio Conte (formerly of Chelsea), there are plenty of former Serie A managers who have found success abroad. There are even those who excelled in Serie A, left for successful stints elsewhere, and are back in Calcio as elite managers, Maurizio Sarri and the incomparable José Mourinho come to mind here. But who are the current best managers in Serie A? Where do the likes of Sarri and Mourinho stack up among the top managers in the league in 2023? Before I continue, though, I would like to give an honorable mention to Simone Inzaghi. He has done great things for Inter Milan and was an absolute star while in charge of Lazio. But h...