Fired Milan, Stefano Pioli Becomes Napoli Coach Candidate

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli (X/@acmilan)

JAKARTA - Coach Stefano Pioli will be a strong candidate to deal with Napoli if AC Milan is fired. Milan's failure in the Europa League put Pioli's position on the brink and threatened with dismissal.

Pioli brought Milan to second place in the Italian Serie A standings. Milan will again compete in the Champions League next season.

However, Milan's impressive achievements did not make club officials appreciate Pioli's performance. Even the coach will be dismissed even though the competition season is not over yet.

The rumors did not make Pioli lose focus. He also brought Milan shift Juventus. However, it is difficult for the Rossoneri to catch up with one city rival, Inter Milan, who is at the top of the standings.

Even the match against Milan in the Derby della Madonnina at the San Siro Stadium, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in the morning WIB, became the determinant of Inter. If they win, Simone Inzaghi's team will win the Scudetto.

Milan is clearly having a hard time chasing Inter. They also failed in the Coppa Italia, the Champions League and finally the Europa League after being knocked out by AS Roma. That failure made Milan plan to fire Pioli.

Only Pioli will not be unemployed for long because Napoli have already targeted him. Napoli are still looking for a coach who can handle the team for a long time.

The 1-0 defeat to Empoli in the last match seemed to confirm the president and owner of the club Aurelio De Badminton if Francesco Calzona could not become Napoli coach for the long term.

Previously De Badminton had designed several candidates to deal with Napoli next season, including Antonio Conte, Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta) and Vincenzo Italiano (Fiorentina).

However, all these candidates can be abandoned if Pioli is dismissed by Milan. According to Calciomercato.com, De Laughis is monitoring Pioli's development.

De Rukis assessed that the 58-year-old coach was eligible to deal with Napoli. But Pioli could only join when he was dismissed by Milan.