Al-Nassr have confirmed the departure of coach Stefano Pioli, who is anticipated to hitch Fiorentina.
Pioli took over on the Riyadh membership in September 2024 however regardless of having Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Jhon Duran at his disposal didn’t land any main silverware.
It was the 59-year-old’s first job outdoors his native Italy however he is because of make a swift return with the Viola, the place he performed between 1989 and 1995 and coached from 2017 to 2019.
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Pioli departs
An Al-Nassr assertion this morning learn: “Al-Nassr formally pronounces the termination of the contractual relationship with the primary workforce coach, Mr. Stefano Pioli.
“We admire all of the efforts made by him and his workers, and want them success.”
Pioli gained the Serie A title as boss of AC Milan earlier than transferring to Saudi Arabia. He was additionally named Serie A Coach of the 12 months.
Marc Brys could possibly be the following man on the helm
It was reported final week that Belgian Marc Brys was within the body to succeed Pioli at Al-Nassr.
The 63-year-old, who’s at the moment in control of the Cameroon nationwide workforce, has earlier expertise of teaching in Saudi Arabia in a well-travelled profession that has additionally seen him oversee groups in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Ought to Brys get the job, he may have Ronaldo at his disposal within the subsequent Professional League season.
After being linked with Saudi rivals Al-Hilal, in addition to a short-term transfer to one of many competing groups within the Membership World Cup, Ronaldo has mentioned he’ll stay with Al-Nassr subsequent time period.
He’ll hope to assist the Riyadh membership to their first main trophy since he joined in 2022 from Manchester United.
The 40-year-old has completed because the main scorer within the Professional League in every of the previous two seasons. In complete he has scored 99 targets in 105 appearances for Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo completed the season on a excessive, scoring in a penalty shoot-out as Portugal gained the Nations League by beating Spain within the ultimate.
