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On Monday, December 30, AC Milan appointed Sergio Conceicao as their new manager after sacking Paulo Fonseca from the job, following their 1-1 draw against Roma at the San Siro in the Serie A. Sergio Conceicao, who is the former midfielder for Lazio, Parma, and Inter Milan before managing Porto in his second coming in football, has signed an 18-month deal to take the helm of the footballing affairs on the pitch at AC Milan.
During his managerial tenure with FC Porto, which lasted for a whopping six years, Sergio Conceicao won 11 trophies at the Portuguese club including multiple league titles. After leaving them at the end of last season, the 50-year-old has a tough task at hand to bring AC Milan back into the title contention as they are currently struggling in eighth place in Serie A with just 27 points in 17 matches, finding themselves 14 points behind leaders Atalanta and Napoli.
AC Milan will play against Juventus in Sergio Conceicao's first match in-charge
The first game in-charge of AC Milan for Portuguese manager Sergio Conceicao is set to happen on January 3 next year when they take on Juventus in the first leg of the Italian Super Cup semi-final at the King Saud University Stadium in Saudi Arabia. In this high octane Italian club football clash, Sergio Conceicao of AC Milan will be pitted against his own son Francisco Conceicao, the 22-year-old, who is an integral part of Juventus currently.
Moreover, Paulo Fonseca, who was appointed as manager of AC Milan in place of Stefano Pioli, didn’t have a great time helming the prestigious club in the league and Europe. While their Serie A form has been quite disappointing over the last five months, AC Milan have done a bit better in the UEFA Champions League this season, winning four and losing two out of six matches, to find themselves in 12th place in a 36-team tournament.
