Stefano Pioli will continue to manage the fortunes of AC Milan beyond the end of the season: his expiring contract was extended early until 2025.
After many turbulent years with a number of coaching changes, continuity has returned to the coaching bench at AC Milan thanks to Stefano Pioli. The Italian took over the Rossoneri in October 2019 and then gradually led them up. The first Champions League qualification in seven years was followed last season by the outstanding and deserved win of the Scudetto – Pioli, at the beginning of his tenure viewed with a lot of skepticism in the Milan-Tifosi camp, has made himself immortal with the Lombards.
Things are going a bit bumpier this season, but Milan are still on course under Pioli: In Serie A they are in the top group, and a draw against Salzburg on Wednesday can secure them a place in the round of 16 in the Champions League. The Milanese have not been represented there since 2014 (out against Atletico Madrid).
Extending the 57-year-old’s contract is the logical and correct consequence. Incidentally, of the current Serie A coaches, only Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta) has been in office longer than ‘Padre Pioli’, as he is affectionately known in Milan.
This article was originally published on 90min.com as Official: AC Milan extended with Stefano Pioli.
