Saudi membership Al Nassr introduced Wednesday the appointment of Stefano Pioli as coach of the aspect headed up by Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Italian replaces Luis Castro, who parted methods with the membership on Tuesday after a gradual begin to the season, each domestically and within the AFC Champions League.
“Pioli is Nassrawi,” Al Nassr mentioned an announcement on social media platform X.
“We welcome Stefano Pioli as our new coach.”
The 58-year-old was AC Milan boss from October 2019 to Could 2024, and oversaw the membership’s Serie A title-winning marketing campaign in 2022.
Previous to his close to five-year stint on the Rossoneri, Pioli coached Italian sides together with Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Lazio and Bologna.
He began his managerial profession in 2003 with Salernitana and had labored completely in his native Italy up till his appointment by Al Nassr.
His Portuguese predecessor Castro was the third coach to depart Al Nassr since Ronaldo’s groundbreaking arrival in early 2023 on a contract that was mentioned to web him 400 million euros over two-and-a-half years.
The extremely embellished Ronaldo is but to win a Saudi trophy with the Riyadh membership, along with his sole silverware to date being final yr’s Arab Membership Champions Cup.
Al Nassr, who completed a distant second within the final Saudi Professional League season, have drawn twice in three matches in the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign and on Monday drew 1-1 with Iraq’s Al Shorta of their AFC Champions League Elite opener.
