MN: ‘Majority with him’ – why the perspective on Conceicao is shifting

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·12 Mei 2025

MN: ‘Majority with him’ – why the perspective on Conceicao is shifting

AC Milan have won five of their last six games and this has led to a change in the consensus regarding Sergio Conceicao, a report claims.

MilanNews begin a report by revealing the results of a survey they conducted which found that 54% of fans side with Conceicao, who can win a second trophy on Wednesday night and has plenty of alibis in terms of why things haven’t gone perfectly.

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Conceiçao’s numbers

In 28 games, Conceiçao has achieved 15 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats with an average of 1.79 points per game. In terms of the league, he has 10 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats in 19 games, an average of 1.74 points per game.

Paulo Fonseca’s average was 1.75 overall and 1.59 in Serie A, so there has been an improvement, and he has recently found a balance with the 3-4-3 despite it being a module that by his own admission he doesn’t particularly like.

Since using a three-man defence, five wins and one defeat have arrived, with just three goals conceded. It is a team that has found stability at the back while up front it has recovered seemingly lost players like Luka Jovic and Santiago Gimenez.

Winning the Coppa Italia would mean two trophies in one season, something that hasn’t happened since the 2007-08 season with Carlo Ancelotti on the bench (UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup). The regret of the Champions League remains, as does taking so long to make changes.

The alternatives and the management’s stance

If Conceiçao were to be replaced, it is necessary to have certainties on the bench, and who can bring them? At the moment it is even difficult to talk about replacements, when Milan still chasing a sporting director.

Antonio Conte is the dream and him staying at Napoli is not entirely a given, but Juventus also want him. Maurizio Sarri is another idea, but there are few coaches with Conceiçao’s list of achievements: 11 trophies won with Porto and a constant participation in the Champions League.

Before the league match against Bologna, CEO Giorgio Furlani said: “As soon as he arrived he won a trophy and on Wednesday he can become the first coach since Ancelotti to win two in the same season. Now we are focused on finishing the season in the best possible way, he is working well and we have maximum confidence in him.”

The Portuguese, we recall, has an agreement until June 2026 but there is a clause that provides for the possibility of terminating the relationship a year earlier without having to pay next year’s salary.

The majority of Milan fans are clear about the idea that the main problem is not the coach, but the club. There is a lot of confusion, an unclear command structure and an owner who hasn’t been seen at San Siro since Milan-Venezia on September 14.

There is a sporting director pursuit that has been ongoing for months and is yet to be concluded, so the coach who is often left alone, like the ending of the Fonseca era. In all of this, Conceiçao preferred to gloss over his future: “I’ll speak at the right time.”