AC Milan has dismantled its entire leadership structure following a catastrophic end to the Serie A season that saw the club miss Champions League qualification. Owner RedBird Capital moved decisively on Monday after a 2-1 defeat to Cagliari on the final matchday confirmed the Rossoneri would finish fifth and compete in the Europa League instead. Head coach Massimiliano Allegri has been sacked alongside chief executive Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare, and technical director Geoffrey Moncada.
The scale of the collapse stunned Italian football. Milan spent most of the season challenging for the Scudetto, occupying top-two positions through the majority of the campaign. A dramatic slump in the closing weeks proved fatal, with the ownership describing the final stretch as "completely inconsistent" with earlier performances. Como's 4-1 victory over Cremonese allowed them to leapfrog Milan into the top four, a bitter conclusion for a club that had qualified for the Champions League in four consecutive seasons before last year's failure.
Allegri's Abrupt Exit
Allegri's second stint at San Siro lasted just one season, ending a return designed to replicate his success from his first spell between 2010 and 2014, when he won the Scudetto. The 58-year-old has since been linked with a move to Napoli to replace Antonio Conte. Despite boasting five Scudetti and five Coppa Italia titles from his legendary tenure at Juventus, this represents a rare blemish on one of Serie A's most decorated managerial records.
In an official statement, Milan's ownership was unsparing in their assessment: "For the majority of this season, we were in the top two positions in Serie A, with a credible shot at competing for the Scudetto. The final stretch was completely inconsistent with the performance up to that point, with last night's disappointing loss in the final game turning the season into an unequivocal failure." The departure of the entire sporting department signals RedBird Capital's intention to implement a complete cultural reset before next season.
Milan now faces a summer of significant restructuring as the ownership searches for new appointments across managerial and administrative roles. The club has committed to announcing fresh leadership ahead of the new campaign, with the goal of bridging the gap between ambition and on-pitch results that proved unbridgeable under Allegri.
