Earthquake in Milan after missing the Champions League » Allegri has accepted the failure and is ready to go! The boss announces radical measures
Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Monday, 25 May 2026, 09:38 / Updated on Monday, 25 May 2026 09:40
The dismissal of Massimiliano Allegri is imminent, after what AC Milan it was also defeated at home by Cagliari (1-2), finishing the championship in 5th place, outside the Champions League.
One of Murphy's Laws says that what starts badly ends even worse. It applies perfectly to AC Milan's disaster this season.
The Rossoneri, with a new coach, started the championship with 1-2 with newly promoted and finally relegated Cremonese, at “San Siro”, and ended with an identical result, also at home, against Cagliari!
Milan went 25 games in a row without failure and beat Inter in both games, but only finish in 5th place!
Although only one point was enough for him in the last stage, given that he had the better “directs” with Como, the band led by Max Allegri he made a laughing stock in front of his own supporters and finished the season on his knees and to a chorus of boos, in fifth place, which leads to the Europa League.
Alexis Saelemaekers, the author of the opening score, collapsed at the end after Milan – Cagliari 1-2 / Photo: GettyImages
The score is even small compared to the difference in play and attitude clearly in favor of the Sardinians, who could still score if they didn't have Mike Maignan in front. It didn't help Milan that the game basically started at 1-0 and ended with Allegri throwing away, at 1-2, all the offensive cards in play and, gradually, the clothes off him in desperation.
Only in the first three stages did the Rossoneri find themselves outside the Top 4. They went on a 25-game unbeaten run in the league, won both derbies with Chivu's Inter and even had hopes of the title, but they were unbelievably overturned.
Purchases of €170 million for a “hole” of millions!
Five setbacks suffered in the last eight legs (three at San Siro) and a “hole” of 70-80 million euros in the budget, due to missing the objective. This after the American boss had spent 170 million on purchases this season!
This whole picture of bankruptcy has a culprit behind it, and it is very likely that he will pay. La Gazzetta dello Sport writes today about the necessary dismissal of a “player focused on results but without results, who has not been able to achieve his goal and can no longer stay. There is no excuse, and he is primarily responsible.
In 42 matches in Milan, Massimiliano Allegri has 22 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, with a goal difference of 58-38 / Photo: GettyImages
He didn't convey any idea of the game to the team, but that's not surprising, he was predictable, leading the field is not his strong point. He did not collect the necessary points, not even with his famous «corto muso» (no – limit wins) and received a historic blow. The 75,000 fans have every right to revolt and whistle after a catastrophe and a Devil sent to hell”.
Allegri admits: “Mistakes were made from all sides. We are very upset and I am the main one responsible”
Allegri was self-critical and preparing for his departure: “Unfortunately, we can't change the result. When you lose five games at home, it means we deserved the position we're in. The game started well, but we relaxed and thought we got the result we wanted.
We defended very poorly as a team, but I have to say I have absolutely nothing to fault the boys for. We did everything we could to get into the Champions League. We are very angry and I am the main one responsible.”
After getting back on our feet with the win in Genoa, no one would have expected such a defeat. Unfortunately, in football and in sport, we have to accept this with reluctance and with great bitterness. We need to look at the situation clearly and evaluate the whole season as it was. Mistakes were made on all sides
– Massimiliano AllegriAC Milan coach
After leaving the stadium for the lost match with Atalanta, the fans from Curva Sud challenged the team and Cagliari / Photo: GettyImages
The CEO and sporting director are leaving, is Adriano Galliani coming back? Advisor Ibrahimovic came out with bodyguards from San Siro!
The one brought to revive Milan after a season outside Europe and other accomplices in the disaster can pay for these mistakes.
The Italian media expect owner Gerry Cardinale to make immediate cuts, starting with CEO Giorgio Furlani (he is said to be replaced by Berlusconi-era ex-president Adriano Galliani) and sporting director Igli Tare.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's position is no longer certain either, the boss's advisor being harshly challenged by the fans and removed last night from the stadium with bodyguards! That while Paolo Maldini, the legend removed by the Americans together with Zvonimir Boban, is negotiating in Turkey for an advisor role at Fenerbahce.
