Christian Pulisic scored a splint during the victory of the 3-2 return of AC Milan on Saturday against Lecce, and perhaps saved the work of Sergio Conceicao, who could have been dismissed with a defeat this weekend. AC Milan conceded two goals to Lecce before returning to the second period thanks to a own goal from the Lecce defender Antonio Gallo, and the splint marked by the American star.
Pulisic only scored a penalty a few minutes before reaching the goal of Netting Ther, which gives Conceicao more time to work with the team and breaks a sequence of three consecutive defeats in the last three series of Serie A before Saturday.
Despite the reaction, AC Milan is unlikely to extend their relationship with the Portuguese manager after the end of the current season, even if it was only appointed at the end of December after the dismissal of Paulo Fonseca. Due to some of its decisions on and off the field and negative results, the Rossoneri are currently outside the Champions League and not in the race for a place in the top four.
The disappointment now leads the owner, the American businessman Gerry Cardinale, to make changes in the club for the coming season, while the discussions for a new director of sport have started in recent days, in several reports. Redbird advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan CEO, Giorgio Furlani, work to choose the right person to direct the team’s sport side in the future, but it is not clear who is the one who makes the final decision, increasing the confusion of fans.
The former man of the Front Office of Lazio, Igli Tare, Fabio Paratici, and the former director of Atletico Madrid, Andrea Berta, are in talks for the position, because the new director of sport will also be in charge of the decision concerning the new manager. On Saturday, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the Italian giants were in talks with the former boss of Juventus Massimiliano Allegri to return to AC Milan, where he was director from 2010 to 2014.
AC Milan is already trying to rebuild the future while the current season is not yet over, because the Rossoneri will face the Inter in the Coppa Italia 2024-25 semi-finals next month are still in the race to play at least in a European tournament next season. It is clear that the club must solve its problems with the highest levels of management before making concrete plans on the ground, if not the confusion of this season, which is about to end, would persist indefinitely.
