AC Milan already has its eyes turned towards its restructuring. Several executives like Mike Maignan, Théo Hernandez and Rafael Leao are in danger. The owners are looking for a new sports director with Fabio Partici, as we revealed to you exclusively. But for Sérgio Conceição, there is also a risk of seeing him bend luggage. It is perfectly aware that a large part of its chances of staying on the Milanese bench beyond the end of this season depends on its ability to reach or not the fourth place in the ranking, which would guarantee it participation in the Champions League next season. But the latest disturbing debacles of the Rossoneri team – elimination in play -offs from the Champions League against Feyenoord and the defeats against the Torino and Bologna – have sounded the alarm as to the way in which Rafael Leão and his teammates can conclude a season which has so far been far from meeting expectations.
And the first questions arise as to whether the Portuguese coach will be able to finish the championship without a scathing dismissal. The change of direction to come could thus signify changes level technical staff but Conceição wants to believe it again: “Win, win, win. This is what we want. We know the responsibility of the moment. We know what happened because of our mistakes or the mistakes of someone we cannot control and we have to work on what we control. We cannot hang on to the little misfortunes, life is like that. It is my work and that of my staff. We have won a title, we can also underestimate it, but a title is important. We can win the Italian Cup. Then there are twelve games to play. We must have this 100%mentality. These crises will pass with work“He said. The poster against Lazio can already be decisive.
More than ever on the hot seat
The information had already circulated last week. THE Corriere della will be said that the position of Paulo Fonseca's successor would become more delicate and dangerous if two negative results were to arrive against Bologna and Lazio. The first joker was already grilled against the Rossoblù since the Milanese fell (2-1). This Sunday evening, AC Milan will have to bounce against the Laziali. A new failure could mark the premature end of the adventure of Sérgio Conceição in San Siro. The Portuguese coach had also let his anger burst: “Every day, people talk about my situation and it's not fair. I know what I want, I know what I can do, I see a lot of people talking about myself but the situation is simple: if I have to leave, they tell me 'you are no longer necessary', I take my suitcase and I leave without asking for one more euro more. I don't come from nowhere: I have almost 100 games in the Champions League, I won 13 trophies, but every day, they like to talk about me. Coaches who criticize me on the day of the match. I have a family, I have people close to me and they see a lot of bad things about me and it's not fair. Sorry for the nod». The senior Milanese management has not hidden a certain discomfort in the face of strong words, full of disappointment, but also of resignation.
A new flop against Lazio, accompanied by a less than optimal performance and in a context of climate of protest which promises to be quite strong in San Siro, does not a priori exclude new twists and turns. In recent days, in this sense, rumors have started to circulate around Mauro Tassotti, current assistant of Massimo Oddo in the Milano Futuro reserve, as an interim until the end of May waiting for a big name like Cesc Fabregas, Roberto de Zerbi or Maurizio Sarri. As a reminder, Sérgio Conceição, in charge as coach of AC Milan since the end of December 2024, signed a contract until June 2026 with a salary of one million euros until June 30, intended to increase up to 2 million in the event of maintenance. But at the time of the signing, a clause was inserted by the Rossoneri which allows early termination in the event that, at the end of the current championship, the minimum qualification objective for the next Champions League is not achieved. Even a possible victory in the Italian Cup would not be considered sufficient for its confirmation. Milanese diavolo is no longer diabolical at all …
