Tuttosport: The two reasons Italiano is climbing Milan’s managerial wish list | OneFootball

AC Milan are looking for a new sporting director and with him they will choose the head coach that will take over from Sergio Conceicao. The papers this morning claim one name is on the rise.

As reported by Tuttosport (via MilanNews24), a different name has emerged in the list coaches that Milan is following in view of next season as possible successors to Conceicao and it is Vincenzo Italiano, currently at Bologna.

The former Fiorentina boss is liked for two reasons. Firstly, his ability to make the most of all the resources available, and secondly his desire to play innovative and effective football which is aesthetically pleasing.

Italiano chose to leave Fiorentina at the end of last season to replace Thiago Motta at Bologna, seeing the chance to coach in the Champions League as being too good to turn down despite his ties to La Viola.

It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, though. The Rossoblu were in the bottom three after three games and eighth at the midway point of the season. After a run of five wins in six, though, they are up in fourth.

Their most recent result was a statement 5-0 victory over top-four rivals Lazio, a game that showed exactly what Italiano has been building towards throughout the season. The idea of a renewal offer from Bologna has been mentioned recently as a result.

However, a final decision one way or the other will be made only after the appointment of a new sporting director, given the influence they will have on the future course.