Massimiliano Allegri and Zlatan Ibrahimović clashed in Milan management
Internal conflicts between the head coach and the club advisor led to a heated dispute, contributing to AC Milan's difficult season.
AC Milan endured a difficult season in Serie A, missing out on Champions League qualification, a failure attributed partly to deep divisions within the club's management. Journalist Monica Colombo reported that internal factions had long existed, with tensions surfacing repeatedly throughout the campaign.
The primary friction occurred between head coach Massimiliano Allegri and club advisor Zlatan Ibrahimović. The latter allegedly provided tactical instructions to players like Youssouf Fofana and Rafael Leão that directly contradicted Allegri's own training directives.
The situation escalated into a physical altercation at a restaurant, where other officials, including Igli Tare and Giorgio Furlani, had to intervene to separate them. Following the conclusion of the season, most of the club's top figures resigned, leaving Ibrahimović as the only major executive to remain in his position.