Massimiliano Allegri

During his return to AC Milan, Allegri accumulated several sanctions: a one-match suspension and €10,000 fine following Milan–Bologna in September 2025 for protests and criticism relating to VAR; another one-match suspension and €10,000 fine following Milan–Lazio in December; an additional €10,000 fine in the Supercoppa for provocative behaviour towards Lele Oriali; then a one-match suspension in February 2026 following Milan–Como for leaving his technical area to challenge a member of the opposing staff.

Attribution

Directly implicated

In spring 2026, the Italian press described serious tensions between Allegri and Zlatan Ibrahimović over transfer policy and the Swedish executive's influence on the team. Allegri publicly played down the conflict as a normal professional disagreement. On 25 May, following Milan's failure to qualify for the Champions League, the club dismissed him as part of a broad management overhaul.

Attribution

Direct responsibility

Following Juventus–Palermo in 2017, Allegri and Bonucci publicly exchanged insults. The defender was excluded from the following Champions League match against Porto. Bonucci claimed in 2024 that the confrontation had also turned physical in the dressing room and that staff members had been required to separate them.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Following the 2024 Coppa Italia final won against Atalanta, Allegri was sent off for vehement protests, continued protesting around the pitch and subsequently engaged in an angry confrontation with Tuttosport editor Guido Vaciago. The sporting judge imposed a two-match suspension and a €5,000 fine; FIGC proceedings relating to threats and insults directed at Vaciago ended in a settlement involving a €10,000 fine. Two days after the final, Juventus dismissed him, considering his behaviour incompatible with the club's values.

Attribution

Directly implicated

During the 2022 Coppa Italia final lost to Inter, Allegri was sent off following an altercation with the opposing bench and protests towards officials. The sporting judge imposed a one-match suspension and a €10,000 fine for aggressive conduct and disrespectful criticism.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

In 2021, Italian media reported the existence of suspicious transaction reports submitted under anti-money-laundering procedures concerning Allegri's financial transactions, some of which were associated with casinos, gambling companies or foreign transfers. No criminal charge against the manager was identified in this context.

State of the evidence

Reported by the press

Following the racist abuse directed at Moise Kean in Cagliari, Allegri condemned those responsible but also stated that the young player should avoid certain celebrations or provocations. This approach of dividing the discussion between racism and the player's behaviour attracted strong criticism.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Personally implicated

Massimiliano Allegri was among the players sanctioned in the Atalanta–Pistoiese affair, a match suspected of having been manipulated. An initial sporting decision imposed a one-year suspension on him. The Commissione d'Appello Federale subsequently acquitted all those accused in this part of the case.

Attribution

Personally implicated