Tag: Paulo Fonseca

AC Milan favor Maurizio Sarri to replace Paulo Fonseca
Features, Serie A

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...
AC Milan look totally clueless now with Paulo Fonseca
Features, Serie A

AC Milan look totally clueless now with Paulo Fonseca

AC Milan may have finished second in Serie A last season, but only a fool would celebrate placing nearly 20 points behind historic rivals Inter Milan. This weekend's action showed how vast the gulf in class between these two sides are, as Inter dispatched of heavyweights Atalanta 4-0 while Milan were very lucky to even get a point against Lazio. Although Milan made a few smart signings last season, the reality is they showed no progress as a team and instead found a convenient way to scapegoat Stefano Pioli for a less accomplished manager. In what world is firing the guy who brought the Scudetto back to Milan in favor of Paulo Fonseca an upgrade? Fonseca has no accomplishments in club football. He has literally never won a league title outside of Shakhtar Donetsk, which is a job so e...