Allegri fired by AC Milan as club misses out on Champions League

Massimiliano Allegri has been sacked as part of a sweeping overhaul at AC Milan

Massimiliano Allegri's final game in charge at AC Milan was a 2-1 defeat at home to Cagliari on Sunday. Pic: Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP via Getty Images

AC Milan have sacked manager Massimiliano Allegri following a late-season collapse that ownership branded an "unequivocal failure" ​after the club ended the season in fifth ‌place and missed out on Champions League qualification, the Serie A club said on Monday.

The veteran coach was dismissed alongside ​senior executives Giorgio Furlani, Igli Tare, and Geoffrey ​Moncada as part of a sweeping overhaul aimed ⁠at restructuring the club's football operations for next season.

Allegri ​concluded an abysmal second half of the Serie A ​season with a 2-1 home defeat to Cagliari on Sunday, with his side winning just one of their final four matches.

"The final stretch ​was completely inconsistent with the performance up to ​that point, with last night’s disappointing loss in the final game ‌turning ⁠the season into an unequivocal failure," a statement from the club said.

Allegri returned for a second spell at AC Milan this season, having previously led the club from ​2010 to ​January 2014. The ⁠team maintained a sustained challenge for the Serie A title for much of ​the campaign but saw a sharp decline in ​form ⁠at the end of the campaign that led to his dismissal.

"Further announcements regarding the next appointments will be made ⁠in ​due course - with the goal ​to be ready and well prepared for the next season," the club ​added.