To replace Fonseca, the leading candidate is his compatriot Sérgio Conceição, the former FC Porto manager and ex-player for Lazio, Parma, and Inter Milan, among others.

Former Porto manager Sergio Conceicao has been appointed AC Milan head coach following the sacking of Paulo Fonseca. The former Lazio, Inter Milan and Parma midfielder has signed an 18-month deal ...

I'm out," Fonseca told reporters when he lowered ... Conceicao, who played in Serie A with Lazio, Parma and Inter Milan, coached Porto for six seasons before stepping down in June.

Fonseca paid the price for the Italian ... although he knows Serie A having played for Lazio in two spells, Parma and Inter Milan from 1998-2004. Conceicao has shown extraordinary character ...

Conceição, who played in Serie A with Lazio, Parma and Inter Milan ... very best in his future endeavours,” Milan said in a brief statement. Fonseca went to Milan's training ground on Monday ...

Lyon expect to appoint former Milan head coach Paulo Fonseca to replace Pierre Sage. Fonseca, 51, took over at Milan in the summer but was sacked by the Italian club on December 29 with the team ...

In Holland, however, the team sank at the first unfortunate circumstance, with Mike Maignan’s blunder on Igor Paixao’s shot.

Experts suggested that Milan’s main issue in their loss against Juventus came down to their mentality and desire, an issue that was also brought up on several occasions during Fonseca’s reign.

More recently, he was less successful at AC Milan, producing only 12 wins in 24 matches across all competitions. Fonseca had been out of a job since he was fired by AC Milan on Dec. 30.