MILAN (AP) 鈥 Massimiliano Allegri was named new coach on Friday, charged with restoring to glory the that he won Serie A with nearly 15 years ago.
Allegri replaces , who was fired after guiding Milan to an eighth-placed finish in Serie A that left the Rossoneri out of Europe.
鈥淎C Milan is pleased to announce that Massimiliano Allegri has been appointed as the head coach of the men鈥檚 first team,鈥 the club said in a statement that did not include any contract details.
Allegri鈥檚 last two jobs were with Juventus. by the Bianconeri for an ugly outburst directed at the referees during the Italian Cup final.
Allegri won the Italian league for the first time with Milan in 2011, then guided Juventus to five straight titles from 2015 to 2019.
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