AC Milan CEO Giorgio Furlani made a number of phone calls to the leaders of the squad before making the decision to keep Stefano Pioli for now, a report claims.
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According to today’s edition of La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), Pioli has received confirmation of his confidence from Milan but he is at risk of being sacked if things do not pick up quickly, with Antonio Conte an idea to replace him.
The decision was the result of the hours of reflection between Milan and the United States that involved the various leaders at the club. There were many phone calls including the decisive one between the founder of RedBird Gerry Cardinale and the CEO of Milan Giorgio Furlani.
That produced the final decision to keep Pioli for now, but before that many calls were made to the top players in the squad, who reiterated their trust in their head coach. The club wanted to gauge the feelings of the players before making a decision.
Yesterday’s phone calls between the Milan management and the leaders of the team coached by Pioli are linked to one of the charges against the coach: the lack of fire seen among the leaders against Salernitana.
