Serie A: Massimiliano Allegri sacked as manager of Milan AC, Mauro Tassotti appointed acting manager

"Milan AC wish to communicate that Massimiliano Allegri and his staff have been relieved of their duties with immediate effect," announced the club, on the 13/01/2014.

"Mauro Tassotti will take charge, in the meantime, of the team," added Milan AC in their statement.

Massimiliano Allegri is the seventh Serie A manager to be sacked since the beginning of the 2013-14 season, and already the third in 2014.

Two former players of Milan AC are favorites to replace Allegri: Italian Filippo Inzaghi and Dutch Clarence Seedorf (born on the 01/04/1976), currently finishing his playing career at Botafogo (Brazil).

• Massimiliano Allegri has been sacked after the defeat of this team, the seventh in 19 days, against Sassuolo (4-3) where Milan AC led 0-2 after a quarter of an hour, before conceding four goals in 32 minutes, scored by a 19 years old striker, Domenico Berardi.
• Milan AC are 11^th in Serie A, after 19 days, with 22 points (5 wins, 7 draws and 7 losses), 30 points behind leaders Juventus (52 points).