Massimiliano Allegri has been hired as AC Milan’s new coach and tasked with restoring to glory the crisis-hit team that he won Serie A with nearly 15 years ago.

AC Milan have reappointed Massimiliano Allegri as their head coach. The 57-year-old Italian previously managed the Serie A club from June 2010 to January 2014. Allegri succeeds Sergio Conceicao, who was sacked on Thursday after only six months in charge of the Rossoneri.

AC Milan appointed Massimiliano Allegri as the new head coach on Friday, a day after sacking Sergio Conceicao, with the Italian tasked with transforming the struggling club into title contenders again in his second stint.