Il Progetto Rossonero: Reviewing Stefano Pioli’s Last Season with AC Milan

Stefano Pioli’s ship as manager of AC Milan has now sailed, with the Parma-born allenatore closing the chapter with I Rossoneri.Pioli’s journey to managing the pinnacle of Italian football started off with him coaching both Bologna and Chievo Verona’s youth teams in the early 2000s where 10 years later, he made the jump to coach Chievo’s first team side in Serie A. 

The Parma native, slowly but surely, made his way up the ranks of Serie A, managing the likes of Palermo, Bologna and current Conference League finalists Fiorentina. Shortly after Fiorentina, Marco Giampaolo’s sacking at AC Milan became the catalyst to sign Stefano Pioli and rejuvenate I Rossoneri to become a powerhouse in not only Serie A, but across Europe.

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It only took Mr Pioli two seasons to successfully secure a Scudetto for AC Milan for the first time in a decade and a Scudetto won on merit, grabbing 60 points in the first part of the season, being their best tally of points since the 2011/2012 season. A first trophy as a manager for Pioli for more than 10 years when he broke through to grasp his first job in Serie A, an extraordinary season remarked by one of Milan’s greats, arguably the best Italian manager in the history of the game, Arrigo Sacchi.