Undermined and under duress, Fonseca leaves Milan with ‘calm conscience’ | Nicky Bandini
Paulo Fonseca failed to meet his own expectations but was treated poorly by Milan, who have appointed Sérgio Conceição
It was Paulo Fonseca who announced his own sacking shortly after midnight. Driving out of the parking lot at San Siro, he stopped briefly to answer questions from a reporter. “Yes, it’s true, I’ve exited Milan,” he said. “That’s life. Life goes like this. My conscience is calm, because I did everything I could.”
Such phrasing might make it sound as if Fonseca took the decision himself. He did not. Milan eventually confirmed they had relieved the head coach of his duties in an official statement published on Monday morning. They have appointed Sérgio Conceição as his replacement. La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that documents had already been exchanged for the new coach’s contract before the Rossoneri kicked off against Roma on Sunday.
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