The worst performance in the history of Milan derbies belongs to Stefano Pioli. Monday’s defeat to Inter was his sixth consecutive loss, and a total of ten since he took over as Milan’s coach. And it will be his last. The Rossoneri’s management has decided to part ways with the Italian coach at the end of the season and has already started the search for his successor. According to reports from Italy, there are numerous candidates, and even Zlatan Ibrahimović, the advisor for sporting matters at the Milan club, has his favorite. It is the coach of Antwerp, Mark van Bommel.These two are meant to be together – Giroud is MLS bound!Information is coming from various sources that Ibrahimović is the strongest advocate for Van Bommel’s arrival at San Siro. Allegedly, the Swede wants to entrust the role of Milan’s new coach to the former midfielder with whom he shared the Rossoneri’s locker room from January 2011 to June 2012. According to some media reports, unofficial contact between the two parties has already been established. However, the situation is not straightforward, as according to Italian media, Milan’s management has at least six candidates, so the talented Dutch coach will have to pass through several filters. Nevertheless, it is expected that Gerry Cardinale, Geoffrey Moncada, Giorgio Furlani, and Ibrahimović will hold a meeting in the coming days and narrow down the list to at most three names by the end of next week.Inter defeat arch-rivals Milan to become Serie A champion for the 20th timeVan Bommel has been involved in independent coaching since 2018, but it wasn’t until he took over Antwerp in July 2022 that he caught Europe’s attention. In his debut season, he brought the Belgian club their first national championship title since 1956, and he topped off this extraordinary success with victories in the Belgian Cup and Super Cup. Previously, from July 2018 to December 2019, he coached PSV, and in the summer of 2021, he took over Wolfsburg, where he was sacked after just 13 matches…COPPA ITALIASemifinalsTuesdayLazio – Juventus 2-1 (1-0)/Castellanos 12, 49 – Milik 83/Wednesday22:00: (1.85) Atalanta (3.60) Fiorentina (4.30)***odds are subject to change***
