From hashtags to declarations – Allegri, Pioli and the ‘last dance’

For Massimiliano Allegri and Stefano Pioli, their futures are unofficially the same. Neither the AC Milan nor the Juventus coach have been officially removed from their post, but the event is inevitable, making this weekend’s clash against Juventus a ‘last dance’. 

Whilst nothing has been confirmed by their respective clubs, both managers’ fates have been written and their successors are being scoped more as the days pass. However, unlike the Old Lady, Milan are not reportedly close to a manager, whereas their opponents this weekend are in advanced talks with Thiago Motta.

As Milan News writes, this season, Allegri has been hounded out of his post as manager, with #AllegriOut trending on several occasions after frustrating games. For Pioli, though, this has been a commodity since 2019.

The comparisons between them this season do not stop there, though. Both teams have suffered, failing to succeed in the aims set out at the start of the season, and although both coaches had been told their future would be decided at the end of the season, both seemingly know their fate with four games left to play.

Therefore, this weekend’s clash is a final showdown between the two as Juventus and AC Milan’s managers, even if that isn’t official yet.