Sportitalia: Sliding doors moment – Milan would have kept Conceicao with cup win | OneFootball

The AC Milan leadership planned to continue with Sergio Conceicao in the event that he had won the Coppa Italia final, it is claimed.

Milan lost the cup final 1-0 in Rome on Wednesday night and with it their best route into European competitions for 2025-26 vanished. As a result, the media headlines have since been dominated by stories of summer revolutions and, naturally, who will replace Conceicao.

After the switch to a three-man defence last month, there had been talk of Conceicao’s chances of staying beyond the end of the season being on the rise. However, this will not be the case, given the lost Coppa Italia final and the various issues that the club did not like during his six months.

As Sportitalia (via MilanPress) reports though, the Portuguese coach was very close to keeping his job. In the event of a victory at the Stadio Olimpico in the cup final, the project would have continued and most likely with the addition of a sporting director.

Instead, the Diavolo are searching for their fourth head coach in 12 months after Stefano Pioli left at the end of last season. Paulo Fonseca took his place and lasted a few months, with the same fate awaiting his compatriot now.