Pioli on edge of Al-Nassr sack after Champions League exit

< img src=" https://icdn.football-italia.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/al-riyadh-v-al-nassr-saudi-pro-l-1.jpg "alt="Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates success with his coach Stefano Pioli after winning the Saudi Pro League match in between Al-Riyadh and Al-Nassr at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad on November 8, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images)

“/ > Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr celebrates triumph with his coach Stefano Pioli after winning the Saudi Pro League match in between Al-Riyadh and Al-Nassr at Prince Faisal Bin Fahad on November 8, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Image by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Images )Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr are

reportedly surrounding a decision to dismiss head coach Stefano Pioli following the group’s exit from the AFC Champions League previously today. Pioli was appointed head coach of Al-Nassr, whose squad list includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Hair, Jhon Duran and Marcelo Brozovic, at the beginning of the 2024-25 campaign, following his departure from Milan at the end of the 2023-24 season.

The Italian is currently connected to a contract that runs until the summer of 2027 in an offer that will apparently make him around EUR12m per season, not consisting of rewards.

Pioli on brink of Al-Nassr departure

However, with Al-Nassr presently sat in third location in the Saudi Pro League standings, with the group out of the AFC Champions League after a 3-2 semi-final loss against Kawasaki Frontale, and following reports of tension in between the coach and Cristiano Ronaldo earlier in the season, Pioli is now heading towards an early exit.

Stefano Pioli, Head Coach of Al-Nassr and Salem Al Najdi commemorate following the AFC Champions League Elite match in between Al-Nassr FC and Al Ain FC at Al-Awaal Park on November 05, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Image by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Images)

Reports earlier in the season confirmed that there is a break provision in the coach’s agreement, which implies that he and Al-Nassr might end their agreement in June.According to reports

from Calciomercato.com, it is now unlikely that Pioli will still be head coach of Al-Nassr for the 2025-26 campaign. Which club could Pioli coach after Al-Nassr

? If Pioli does leave Al-Nassr in the summertime, he might be poised to make an immediate return to Serie A. ROME, ITALY– APRIL 13: Claudio Ranieri, Head Coach of AS Roma, looks on prior to the Serie A match between SS Lazio and AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico on April 13, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Image by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images )That is because numerous clubs doubt about their option of head coach for next season, consisting of Roma, who are still on the lookout for a Claudio Ranieri replacement, and Napoli, who could be in need of a brand-new head coach if Antonio Conte decides to leave. Pioli had actually also been discussed in reports linking him with the Juventus task prior to Igor Tudor’s visit as interim. Post navigation