For Bologna, it is an appointment with history, with 29,000 rossoblù hearts ready to support the team every minute of this final act of the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa. But the real debate of the past few hours is about the value that a victory would have for Milan in a season where there has been very little rationality. Because what would be the club’s sixth national trophy in its history would open the door to deeper evaluations regarding the work of Sergio Conceição and the entire management, and could outline new programmatic lines for the future.
At the current state of things, Milan is the only Italian club to have lifted a trophy this season, namely the Italian Super Cup. And today they would have the chance to even make it a double. Trophies remain in history, and history is only written by those who win, but each success has a different value from the other. The general perception is that the fans will not change their judgment of the club’s work this season even if Milan were to prevail over Bologna. And there is also the fear that a victory could lead to a stalemate with the current managerial structure, which is still waiting to appoint a new sporting director. Clearly, everyone—from Scaroni to the warehouse workers, from Maignan to the most mild-mannered supporter—always wants to win, starting from tonight. A different discourse applies to Sergio Conceição: the Portuguese coach seems to have already decided his future.
Conceicao's Milan has very few chances of reaching the Champions League and in the current one they have been the protagonists of two embarrassing displays against Dinamo Zagreb and Feyenoord.
But the spontaneous question that arises is the following: can Sergio Conceição be dismissed after winning two titles in these six months? The answer is much broader and more complex, and also refers to a relationship that never really blossomed with the club and its environment. There is great anticipation for the coach’s statements, which he hinted at in his last press conferences. The feeling is that it will be the Portuguese coach himself who announces his farewell, with motivations that promise to be explosive.
Source: Calciomercato.com
