Stefano Pioli

Italian football manager

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January 2025 Named Saudi Pro League Manager of the Month for January
September 18 2024 Al Nassr announced that Stefano Pioli had signed a deal to coach the team after the dismissal of Luís Castro.
September 17 2024 Became manager of Al-Nassr, marking a significant move to Saudi Arabian football
September 17 2024 Pioli was appointed as the manager of Al-Nassr on September 17, 2024.
May 24 2024 AC Milan announced that Stefano Pioli would depart from the club after the end of the 2023–24 season.
January 20 2024 Stefano Pioli reached a milestone of 100 wins for Milan in the league following a 3–2 victory against Udinese, becoming only the fifth manager to achieve this feat.
2023 Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Pioli opted for a fluid 4–3–3 formation, introducing tactical innovations that altered the roles of players such as team captain Davide Calabria.
December 13 2023 Milan was knocked out of the Champions League group stage, finishing third in the group and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League instead.
October 22 2023 Milan lost the lead in the league table after suffering a 0–1 defeat against Juventus.
October 7 2023 Milan temporarily reached the top of the league table after a difficult win against Genoa.
August 21 2023 Milan started the 2023–24 season with an away win against Bologna.
May 28 2023 Under Pioli's leadership, Milan qualified for the Champions League for a third consecutive season following a 1–0 win at Juventus.
April 18 2023 Milan beat Napoli 2–1 on aggregate after a 1–1 draw, reaching the Champions League semi-finals, a stage they hadn't reached since the 2006–07 season.
April 2 2023 Milan achieved a significant 4–0 victory against Napoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, inflicting Napoli's worst defeat since 2007.
March 8 2023 Milan beat Tottenham 1–0 on aggregate, reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since the 2011–12 season.
2022 Won Serie A championship with AC Milan as manager.
2022 Stefano Pioli was named Serie A Coach of the Year for 2022.
2022 During the 2022–23 season at AC Milan, Pioli transitioned from the 4–2–3–1 formation to a 3–4–2–1 formation, implementing a back-three which improved the team's defensive structure.
2022 Stefano Pioli was awarded the Panchina d'Oro for best coach of the 2021–22 season.
October 31 2022 AC Milan announced that Stefano Pioli extended his contract until 30 June 2025.
August 13 2022 AC Milan defeated Udinese 4–2, marking the team's third consecutive win at the start of the competition for three seasons, a feat last accomplished in 1996.
May 2022 He was honored as the Serie A Coach of the Month for May 2022.
May 22 2022 Milan sealed the Scudetto with a 3–0 victory against Sassuolo on the last day of the season, marking their first league title since 2011 and Pioli's first ever trophy.
March 2022 Pioli received the Serie A Coach of the Month award for March 2022.
March 19 2022 Milan beat Cagliari 1–0, marking the second time in their history that they scored in at least 15 consecutive away matches in a single top-flight season.
March 12 2022 Milan defeated Empoli 1–0, reaching 63 points and maintaining their position at the top of the league table.
March 6 2022 Milan defeated Napoli 1–0 at Stadio Diego Maradona, moving to the top of the league and achieving successive away victories against Napoli for the first time since 1981.
February 13 2022 After a victory over Sampdoria, Milan had accumulated 55 points in the league, equaling their best points total after 25 games in the three points-per-win era.
February 5 2022 Milan came back to beat Inter 2–1 in the Derby della Madonnina after trailing 0–1, marking their first comeback in the derby since 2004.
January 6 2022 Milan defeated Roma 3–1, achieving three consecutive league victories against Roma, a feat not accomplished since 1996.
2021 Won Panchina d'Oro
2021 Won Serie A with AC Milan as manager
December 2021 Milan became the second team in Serie A history to win at least 17 away league games in a single calendar year, following Napoli's record of 18 in 2017.
November 2021 Pioli reached an agreement with AC Milan to extend his contract until June 2023.
October 2021 He was awarded the Serie A Coach of the Month for October 2021.
October 31 2021 Milan achieved a 2–1 victory against Roma, becoming the fourth team in Serie A history to win 10 of their first 11 season games, ending José Mourinho's 43-game unbeaten home run in Serie A.
October 3 2021 Milan defeated Atalanta 3–2 at Gewiss Stadium, marking successive away wins against Atalanta, a feat last accomplished in 2013.
May 23 2021 A 2–0 away win against Atalanta confirmed AC Milan's second-place finish in the league, securing a return to the Champions League for the first time in seven seasons.
May 12 2021 Milan achieved a significant victory against Torino, winning 7–0 in an away match, matching their largest victory since June 1959.
May 9 2021 AC Milan secured an away win against Juventus with a score of 3–0, their first such victory since 2011.
2020 During his quarantine period, Pioli managed to guide AC Milan to a 3–1 away victory over Napoli in Serie A and a 1–1 away draw with Lille in the Europa League.
December 23 2020 AC Milan beat Lazio 3–2, becoming the second team in Europe's top five leagues to score two or more goals in more than 15 successive games in a single calendar year.
December 16 2020 Following a 2–2 draw with Genoa, AC Milan remained unbeaten in 24 league games, their longest run since 1993.
December 6 2020 Milan defeated Sampdoria 2–1, setting a new club record for goals scored in successive Serie A matches with 30.
November 14 2020 Stefano Pioli, along with his assistant Giacomo Murelli, tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic in Italy, leading him to conduct team activities through Zoom while in quarantine.
October 17 2020 AC Milan won 2–1 against Inter, marking their first Serie A victory over Inter since 2016.
July 21 2020 Pioli reached an agreement with AC Milan for a two-year contract extension, prolonging his tenure until June 2022.
July 7 2020 AC Milan defeated Juventus 4–2 in Serie A, marking the first time they scored four goals against Juventus since March 1989.
January 2020 Stefano Pioli switched AC Milan's formation to his long-favored 4–2–3–1 formation with the arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimović, primarily accommodating the striker’s role while allowing other players like Hakan Çalhanoğlu to return to their preferred positions.
October 9 2019 Stefano Pioli was appointed as the new coach of AC Milan following the sacking of Marco Giampaolo.

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