“AC Milan and Stefano Pioli announce that they will not continue together next season, intending to interrupt the professional relationship that has linked them since October 2019“. With these words, Milan and Pioli announced the end of their story, with the 2022 scudetto defined as “unforgettable” by the Rossoneri club, who then thanked the coach for the five years together. An inevitable farewell, for a relationship which had come to an end game after game, but a relationship that will remain strong forever, for the emotions felt and the successes achieved.
The letter from Milan.
“Hello mister, I wanted to tell you that I remember everything about that day, when we returned up there. You and your boys on the roof of Italy, me and my backpack on the roof of a shelter, at the tram stop, with my heart beating fast And I remember when it all began with you: I remember Bergamo, the rain with Rio Ave, the days of Covid and a Milan that was reborn, the return to Europe and to our home, the Champions League. We are with you back to attack with courage, to play to win, to get angry when we didn’t, to support Rafa, Theo, Mike and all those guys who have become stronger men with you, because you passed on the values of this to them club and you taught him how to face the challenges of the field and of life. For this, I simply wanted to say thank you every time my father attached the scarf to my backpack before taking me on his shoulders to take me to San Siro, I had only imagined that moment.”
No press conference.
During the day, after the press release, Pioli’s usual appointment with journalists was expected, also to close the circle. However, Milan announced that, due to unavoidable commitments, the coach would not hold the press conference. The appointment for greetings and end-of-cycle considerations is thus postponed to the pre- and above all post-race today. Milan will close their championship at San Siro, hosting Salernitana at 8.45pm.