Milan: AC Milan have parted ways with head coach Massimiliano Allegri following their failure to qualify for the 2026-27 Champions League, beIN Sports reports. Milan finished fifth in Serie A after losing 2-1 at home to Cagliari in their final game of the campaign on Sunday. They entered matchday 38 in third place and would have returned to Europe's top table with a victory, but instead, Roma and Como both leapfrogged them into the top four. With Juventus finishing sixth, next season will be the first edition of the Champions League since its 1992-93 rebrand without both the Rossoneri and the Bianconeri.

According to Azerbaijan State News Agency, Sunday's loss capped a remarkable late-season collapse from Milan. They lost their opening match of the Serie A campaign but then did not taste defeat again until matchday 26, going down 1-0 to Parma on February 22. From that game onwards, they only won five of their final 13 matches, losing seven and drawing one, while they were already out of the Coppa Italia before Christmas. Milan's 70 points were the most they have ever earned in a Serie A season while finishing outside the top four, accounting for three points for a win all-time, but that was not enough to save Allegri.

On Monday, Milan's ownership group, Redbird Capital Partners, announced that Allegri - along with chief executive Giorgio Furlani, sporting director Igli Tare, and technical director Geoffrey Moncada - would be replaced as part of a major overhaul. The statement emphasized the disappointment of missing out on the Champions League and the need for a comprehensive reorganization of football operations. Effective immediately, the club is parting ways with key figures, thanking them for their hard work and dedication.

According to Opta's expected points model, Milan should have finished fourth in Serie A, though they still overperformed their expected points total by 7.3 points. Only Inter, Roma, and Napoli registered a greater overperformance throughout the division. It remains to be seen who will replace Allegri at San Siro, but he has been tipped as a contender for the Italy job, with ex-Napoli boss Antonio Conte also reportedly in the frame. Allegri had only returned for a second stint in charge of Milan last May, having won the 2010-11 Scudetto during his previous spell, between June 2010 and January 2014.