José Mourinho, Maurizio Sarri and Rudi Garcia have already been replaced. Furthermore, Garcia’s deputy, Walter Mazzarri, has been replaced on Napoli’s bench, just as his counterpart Francesco Calzona, who will experience the same fate at the end of the season. The coaching carousel in Serie A doesn’t stop there. Among the head coaches leading the top ten teams on the table, only Simone Inzaghi, Gian Piero Gasperini, and Igor Tudor are certain to lead their teams into the next season. Despite solid results, Stefano Pioli has yet to secure confirmation at the helm of AC Milan. Over the next 12 days, Pioli’s fate will be decided through clashes with Roma in the Europa League and a derby against Inter in the league. If he falters in either of these two tests, despite excellent results over the past four years, Stefano will be sacked.A logical solution – De Rossi offered a long-term contractLike Pioli, Max Allegri’s future is tied to results until the end of the season. Allegri benefits from the mitigating circumstance of his 7.5 million euro salary. Given that his contract expires in the summer of 2025, Juventus cannot afford the luxury of firing him. The separation must be mutual. However, if Allegri wins the Coppa Italia and leads Juventus to second place at the end of the league, not only will he remain at the helm of the Old Lady, but he could also secure a contract extension. Bologna will do everything to retain Thiago Motta, but the Brazilian has already outgrown the club’s level in Emilia, even if they achieve historic qualification for the Champions League. Numerous clubs in Serie A and abroad are interested in Thiago Motta. It’s no surprise that both Juventus and Milan are considering the Italo-Brazilian in case the season doesn’t end in the best possible way for Allegri and Pioli.Rossoneri still weighing what to do with Pioli – is Sarri the solution?It sounds unbelievable, but Daniele De Rossi still doesn’t have a secure ticket to lead Roma in the next season. The mysteries surrounding De Rossi’s contribution and the very peculiar way the Friedkin family communicates, or rather, the lack of communication, add to the intrigue. In Rome, a large part of the public still doesn’t know what the voices of Dan and Ryan Friedkin sound like. There’s a suspicion that the Friedkins have reached an agreement with a very big name in the football world to take over Roma next June, and now they find themselves in a very uncertain situation because De Rossi is exceeding expectations. One could say that something similar is happening in Rome, as with Pioli and Rangnick. Paolo Maldini had the courage to cancel the agreed contract with Rangnick and pay the penalties, leaving Pioli in charge of Milan. The question is whether the Friedkins can do the same as Maldini, especially if they already agreed on something with a big name in football. On the other hand, there are numerous reports that both De Rossi and Motta agreed to new contracts, the first one with Roma and the second one with Juventus. There are contractionary reports from the Italian media regarding these two tacticians.Allegri’s time is up: Motta will become Juve’s new bossFrancesco Calzona is already considered to be gone in Naples. No one even mentions the possibility that he could remain at the helm of the club. The uncertainty continues because owner Aurelio De Laurentiis hasn’t given up on Antonio Conte, who is still hesitating to accept Azure’s offer. The first alternative for Conte is Vincenzo Italiano. By the way, Italiano has already told club president Rocco Commisso that this is his last season on the Fiorentina bench. Sporting director Prade, a close friend of De Rossi, has left the door wide open for the Giallorossi coach: Fiorentina will wait to see what happens with De Rossi at Roma and only then turn to the first alternative, Alberto Gilardino. Ivan Juric has repeated several times that he won’t be the Torino coach if he doesn’t return the Granata to Europe this season. Considering their position in the table, it’s unlikely he’ll achieve his goal. Raffaele Paladino, like Thiago Motta, isn’t in question because the club, in this case Monza, isn’t dissatisfied with his work, quite the opposite. Paladino is ready for a new adventure; he has outgrown Monza and wants to raise the bar in his career by taking over a top club in Italian football. But, at least all those moves will have to wait until May.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – QUARTER-FINALSFirst legTuesdayArsenal – Bayern 2-2 (1-2)/Saka 12, Trossard 76 – Gnabry 18, Kane 32(p)Real Madrid – Man.City 3-3 (2-1)/Dias (og) 12, Rodrygo 14, Valverde 79 – Silva 2, Foden 66, Gvardiol 71/Wednesday22:00: (1.85) Atl.Madrid (3.60) Dortmund (4.80)22:00: (2.05) PSG (3.60) Barcelona (3.80)***odds are subject to change***
