Milan Confirm to Have Officially Appointed Conceiçao | OneFootball

Milan have formally ushered in Sergio Conceiçao after axing Paulo Fonseca. The squad was scheduled for a day off on Monday before leaving for Riyadh for the Supercoppa Italiana’s final four. Instead, it’ll practice under the new boss. He’ll debut against Juventus on Friday.

The former midfielder spent six years in Serie A, at Lazio, Parma, and Inter between 1998 and 2004. He has inked a contract until 2026, Gianluca Di Marzio reports. He won the league three times in seven years with Porto. The skipper helmed Olhanense, Academica, Braga, Vitoria Guimaraes, and Nantes beforehand.

The Rossoneri will have the contracts of two coaches on their books only until June. Paulo Fonseca’s one will come off early relative to its 2027 expiration date because he was fired in its first six months. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Conceiçao turned down Wolverhampton and a few Brazilian teams to wait for Milan in recent weeks.

The gaffer was an option in the summer, but the Serie A side opted not to wait for the outcome of a power struggle following the election of Andrés Villas-Boas as Porto president. He was hand-picked for his hard-nosed style and resume. He has had success in Europe, reaching the Champions League’s Round of Eight twice.

Our Take on Milan and Conceiçao

He’s more accomplished than his predecessor but a little less familiar with the league. His gritty philosophy doesn’t really coincide with what the team is accustomed to. It’s interesting and risky they have doubled down on a disciplinarian when Fonseca had trouble when trying to do that, and the squad didn’t really respond well to it.