“Paulo Fonseca is a great coach. He has a very important career path behind him and would be a good solution for Milan.” Thus to TuttoMercatoWeb.com the former sporting director of Sporting Lisbon, until recently at Varzim, André Geraldes.
Who chooses between Fonseca and Conceicao?
“Two different profiles. Conceicao is an eccentric coach, with a very strong personality and in Portugal he is highly rated. Fonseca is calmer. He will depend on the club’s ideas. I would choose Conceicao. He has a very strong personality. And for Milan he would be an excellent coach.”
In the final in Europe and today the Italian Cup is being played: what a season for Atalanta…
“A very organized club. A great club, a team that today competes with the big teams. Great credit to the organization of the company. It has very important players. Atalanta can win the Europa League and can also have their say against Juventus tomorrow.”
Serie B Playoffs: the main match is Palermo-Sampdoria.
“Sampdoria is a club with a great history, like Palermo which has very warm fans. I think that the Blucerchiati are built in a better way than Palermo, but the Rosanero environment can make the difference. Cristiano Piccini plays for Sampdoria, I had him at Sporting: I have good memories of him, he is a top-level footballer. Serie B was very interesting: Parma is a historic club, Como is back in Serie A. It was a good championship.”
And she? What’s in her future?
“The project has concluded at Varzim. Now I look at the Middle East, let’s see what happens. I’ve had some contacts.”