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AC Milan have sacked head coach Massimiliano Allegri after failing to qualify for the Champions League, in a season the club’s hierarchy described as an “unequivocal failure”.<\/b><\/p>\n
Milan fell from third to fifth in Serie A after a 2-1 defeat by Cagliari on the final day to miss out on Champions League football for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n
Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma and Como – for the first time in their history – will represent Italy in Europe’s top-tier club competition next season while AC Milan join Juventus in the Europa League. <\/p>\n
“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,” read a statement from American investment group RedBird Capital, which bought AC Milan in 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n “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.<\/p>\n “It is now time for change and a comprehensive reorganisation of football operations.”<\/p>\n Chief executive Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare and technical director Geoffrey Moncada have also left the club, the owners announced.<\/p>\n Allegri, 58, returned for a second spell with the Rossoneri in May last year<\/a>, replacing Sergio Conceicao.<\/p>\n He previously managed the club between 2010 and 2014, winning the league in 2010-11 and the Italian Super Cup the following season.<\/p>\n Milan lost seven of their final 13 games in the campaign just ended as rivals Inter Milan won their second Scudetto<\/a> in three seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n