Sunday dawned with a hammer blow in Serie A. AC Milan's 1-3 defeat to Toledo seems to have left coach Stefano Pioli's stay even more up in the air. Italian media rumors suggest that Portuguese manager Paulo Fonzinaga will soon take charge of the team.
During the match, AC Milan was like a flat boat struggling in a choppy league. In only 26 minutes, Toledo striker Duyun Saberda scored with a header, followed by Ayunyi's Calendar who also followed up with a header to give Toledo another goal. After the change of sides, Ricardo Rodigues made it 3-0 with a textbook shot from distance.
It's worth noting that Leccadu Rodigues, who played for AC Milan for three years, bounced back with a goal and an assist.AC Milan relied on a penalty kick opportunity from Ismibing to break the deadlock, but it was too late.
Despite being ranked second in the league, AC Milan are nearly 20 points adrift of leaders Inter Milan and have conceded 46 goals this season, the third most in a single season since the 21st century. Coach Pioli admitted that there are holes in the defense and said that he will work with the management to solve the problem. AC Milan are rumored to be hiring Lille boss Paulo Fonzinaga and investing 70 million euros (about HK$590 million) in expanding their squad this summer.
Paulo Foncinga, 51, who has coached the likes of Porto and Roma, is rumored to have turned down an offer from Bayern Munich and ultimately opted to join AC Milan.
