Some media have already written him off after the draw with Salernitana, looking back on all the things (good and bad) he did during his four-year tenure on the AC Milan bench, but Stefano Pioli deceived them once again. Like Neo in The Matrix – the one who found himself in the stands of San Siro against Paris Saint-Germain – he dodged another ‘bullet’ from the Milan club’s management, and the Rossoneri are probably thinking once again – ‘this man is indestructible’.The only question is how much longer he will be able to withstand. In the management of Milan, they forgave the Italian expert the five goals conceded against Inter (the fifth city derby that he lost in 2023) in the middle of September, then the debacle from Paris Saint-Germain, they went through Udinese, Lecce, Atalanta, somehow swallowed suffering in the group of death in the Champions League. And if that’s the case – why wouldn’t they forgive him for flopping in the south of Italy? Pioli got one more chance or in translation the last warning before getting sacked.”There was turbulence during the flight that brought AC Milan home from Salerno”, wrote Gazzetta dello Sport in yesterday’s edition and continued: “It was not the wind, but the match”. Yesterday, Stefano Pioli found himself under a bigger question mark than ever before since he took over the bench of the Italian giant in October 2019.##NAJAVA_MECA_7762714##While leaving the field due to injury, Fikayo Tomori did not shake Pioli’s hand, which many characterized as a loss of the team’s trust, as well as the information that the Italian expert held training the morning after the draw in Salerno by himself, without an assistant. However, the owner of Milan, Gerry Cardinale, and the first man of the sports sector, Geoffrey Moncada, spoke yesterday with the leaders and some of the most important players of the team, most of whom sided with the 58-year-old expert.Cardinale did not hide his displeasure, even in his Christmas message to fans.”Like everyone, I’m not happy with our current position in Serie A and the Champions League,” the American businessman said between the lines.However, the results are not the only reason for his dissatisfaction. The management of the club is particularly concerned about the number of injuries. Tomori’s against Salernitana is the 30th that the medical team has faced since the start of the season, which, according to Gazzetta is an Italian record in the current season, probably also in Europe, although Chelsea could fight for the infamous title.However, numerous personnel problems had a significant impact on the results, and the weaker results on the lack of income (early elimination from the Champions League…) and the drop in the prices of Milan’s players on the market. And we all know very well what sits as most important for the American owners…Serangkaian hasil buruk yang diterima AC Milan menjadi alasan utama yang membuat Stefano Pioli kian tersudut. Pioli OUT, Antonio Conte IN? 🔴⚫https://t.co/X1YRX1l1kA— BolaSport.com (@BolaSportcom) December 25, 2023 And although Pioli got another chance, his fate could be decided this weekend by Sassuolo, a team that regularly bullies the giants at the ‘Boot’ and who, after all, took all three points in each of the last three visits to the San Siro. If they do the same for the fourth consecutive time, they will leave the Rossoneri without a coach. Even if he doesn’t succeed in that, the Italian media write that the champion of Italy for the 2021/22 season will almost certainly part ways with Pioli in the summer – if not before, a year before the contract expires.If the parting happens during the season, the leaders of Milan already have two coaches in mind who could replace him. The first is Antonio Conte, a proven solution, a proven expert, and he has been free since March, although his high financial demands could spoil the idea for the Rossoneri. In that case, as a temporary solution, the club would turn to its man Ignazio Abate, a long-time right back of the first team and a man ‘born’ at San Siro, who currently leads Milan’s U19 team and is responsible for the breakthrough of young footballers to the senior squad.
